| Category |
Pediatrics |
| Manuscript Type |
Retrospective Study |
| Article Title |
Impact of low vision and blindness on characteristics of developmental delay in children younger than 6 years
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| Manuscript Source |
Unsolicited Manuscript |
| All Author List |
Prakasit Wannapaschaiyong, Suksri Chotikavanich, Sureelak Sutchritpongsa, Pat Rojmahamonkol, Amornrat Penphattarakul, Piangporn Saksiriwutto, Akarawit Eiamsamarng, Simaporn Setthawong, Theerajate Phongsuphan, Piyaphat Jaruniphakul, Rungtip Yingyong, Nattapon Sarinak, Ekpipat Eksupapan, Saranya Sagan and Pridaporn Onlamul |
| Funding Agency and Grant Number |
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| Corresponding Author |
Suksri Chotikavanich, Associate Professor, Department of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, 2 Prannok Road
Bangkoknoi, Bangkok, Bangkok 10700, Thailand. suksri_c@yahoo.com |
| Key Words |
Children; Developmental delay; Low vision; Thailand; Visual impairment |
| Core Tip |
In this study of 161 children under 6 years, 83.2% of visually impaired patients were identified as having global developmental delay, a proportion markedly higher than reported in prior studies. Children unable to fixate and follow objects had 41-fold increased odds of GDD, with significant delays across all domains—gross motor, fine motor, language, and personal social skills. Cortical visual impairment and the presence of multiple disabilities emerged as key risk factors. These findings highlight the high prevalence and significant associations of developmental delay in young children with visual impairment and underscore the importance of timely, multidisciplinary intervention. |
| Citation |
Wannapaschaiyong P, Chotikavanich S, Sutchritpongsa S, Rojmahamonkol P, Penphattarakul A, Saksiriwutto P, Eiamsamarng A, Setthawong S, Phongsuphan T, Jaruniphakul P, Yingyong R, Sarinak N, Eksupapan E, Sagan S, Onlamul P. Impact of low vision and blindness on characteristics of developmental delay in children younger than 6 years. World J Clin Pediatr 2025; 14(4): 111441 |
| ISSN |
2219-2808 (online) |
| Open Access |
This article is an open-access article that was selected by an in-house editor and fully peer-reviewed by external reviewers. It is distributed in accordance with the Creative Commons Attribution NonCommercial (CC BY-NC 4.0) license, which permits others to distribute, remix, adapt, build upon this work non-commercially, and license their derivative works on different terms, provided the original work is properly cited and the use is non-commercial. See: https://creativecommons.org/Licenses/by-nc/4.0/ |
| Copyright |
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