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Ghasemi Fard F. Functional Vision Assessment in Iranian Children With Visual Impairment: A Policy Brief. jrehab 2026; 27 (3)
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Pediatric Neurorehabilitation Research Center, University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences, Tehran, Iran. & Department of Occupatonal Therapy, Faculty of Rehabilitaton Sciences, University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitaton Sciences, Tehran, Iran. , fg.star1373@gmail.com
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In Iran, standardized and performance-based tools for assessing functional vision in children with visual impairments are either not widely available or not routinely implemented. Existing assessment methods are mostly self-reported or designed for specific linguistic or age groups, limiting their capacity to accurately identify educational and rehabilitation needs.
The absence of a shared and unified assessment language among occupational therapists, optometrists, special schools, and parents leads to wide discrepancies in evaluation, resource allocation, and intervention design — weakening data-driven decision-making mechanisms.
An opportunity for improvement emerges through a performance-based functional vision assessment tool aligned with the fourth edition of the Occupational Therapy Practice Framework (OTPF‑4). This tool enables observation of a child’s real-life functional performance, facilitates inter-center comparisons, and supports the development of targeted interventions and educational equity.
The instrument comprises 32 items across five domains — activities of daily living, instrumental activities, education, play/leisure, and social participation — and is available in two versions for age groups 3–7 and 7–10 years.
The absence of a shared and unified assessment language among occupational therapists, optometrists, special schools, and parents leads to wide discrepancies in evaluation, resource allocation, and intervention design — weakening data-driven decision-making mechanisms.
An opportunity for improvement emerges through a performance-based functional vision assessment tool aligned with the fourth edition of the Occupational Therapy Practice Framework (OTPF‑4). This tool enables observation of a child’s real-life functional performance, facilitates inter-center comparisons, and supports the development of targeted interventions and educational equity.
The instrument comprises 32 items across five domains — activities of daily living, instrumental activities, education, play/leisure, and social participation — and is available in two versions for age groups 3–7 and 7–10 years.
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Occupational Therapy
Received: 22/04/2026 | Accepted: 17/06/2026 | Published: 23/09/2026
Received: 22/04/2026 | Accepted: 17/06/2026 | Published: 23/09/2026
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