A 12-year-old Girl with a Distance Visual Acuity of 10/10 (OD) and Light Perception (OS), Found in a School for Blind People in a Town Located in Central Côte d’Ivoire: An Isolated Case?

Authors

  • Yves Ouattara Ophthalmology Department. University Hospital (Training Hospital) of Bouaké, 01 BP 1174 Bouaké, Côte d’Ivoire
  • Zana Diabaté Ophthalmology Department. University Hospital (Training Hospital) of Bouaké, 01 BP 1174 Bouaké, Côte d’Ivoire, Ophthalmology Department. University Hospital (Training Hospital) of Bouaké, 01 BP 1174 Bouaké, Côte d’Ivoire
  • Liliane Ella Godé Ophthalmology Department. University Hospital (Training Hospital) of Bouaké, 01 BP 1174 Bouaké, Côte d’Ivoire
  • Kouassi Franck Hermann Koffi Ophthalmology Department. University Hospital (Training Hospital) of Bouaké, 01 BP 1174 Bouaké, Côte d’Ivoire.
  • Raheemotu Llahi Opeyemi Babayeju Ophthalmology Department. University Hospital (Training Hospital) of Bouaké, 01 BP 1174 Bouaké, Côte d’Ivoire.
  • Lekpohoro Sékongo Ophthalmology Department. University Hospital (Training Hospital) of Bouaké, 01 BP 1174 Bouaké, Côte d’Ivoire.

Keywords:

Visual Impairment, Children, Education, Côte d’Ivoire

Abstract

Children’s visual impairment is a significant barrier to their education, especially in low-income countries, due to the scarcity of specialized institutions for this purpose. We report the case of a 12-year-old girl found in a school for the blind in a town in central Côte d'Ivoire. She had stopped attending school two years earlier, due to an eye disease and was in her first year of learning braille in order to continue her education. This girl’s examination showed a distance visual acuity of 10/10 in her right eye. The visual acuity in the left eye was limited to light perception.  The presence of that young girl in a specialized institution for the blind education raises questions about the real motivations and eligible criteria in these institutions in socio-economic environments like ours.

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Published

2021-03-08

How to Cite

Ouattara, Y. ., Diabaté, Z. ., Godé, L. E. ., Koffi, K. F. H. ., Babayeju, R. L. O. ., & Sékongo, L. . (2021). A 12-year-old Girl with a Distance Visual Acuity of 10/10 (OD) and Light Perception (OS), Found in a School for Blind People in a Town Located in Central Côte d’Ivoire: An Isolated Case?. American Scientific Research Journal for Engineering, Technology, and Sciences, 77(1), 172–175. Retrieved from https://asrjetsjournal.org/index.php/American_Scientific_Journal/article/view/6473

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