This page lists a series of materials concerning visual function in children with and without disabilities.

• Visual function, Part 1 of a series of articles in ADVANCE magazine
• Visual function, Part 2 of a series of articles in ADVANCE magazine

• The Erhardt Developmental Vision Assessment (EDVA)© was designed to measure the motor components of visual development in children of all ages and cognitive levels with developmental delays, cerebral palsy, and multiple disabilities. It can be used to identify intervention needs, integrate visual procedures with home, school, and community activities, and modify therapeutic and educational programs with ongoing assessment.

• The book Developmental Visual Dysfunction: Models for Assessment and Management uses three case studies of children with cerebral palsy to describe how to use the assessment.

• Normal Visual Development: Birth to 6 Months (video)
• Administration of the EDVA (video)
• Normal and Atypical Visual-Motor Function (video)
1. Components of Visual-Motor Function in a Normal Young Adult
2. Atypical Function in Persons with Developmental Disabilities

• Sensorimotor Stimulation Activities for Preschool Children with Significant Visual Impairments (downloadable pdf file)

• FAQs about Visual Function
• Glossary of Vision Terms
• Screening Visual Control in Young Children (presentation poster)

• Download a book review published in the Journal of Optometric Vision Development, in pdf format.