Objective:

To characterize the ophthalmologic diseases that cause visual functional diversity in students of the “Abel Santamaría Cuadrado” Resource and Support Center.

Methods:

Descriptive, cross-sectional study conducted in January, 2017. The variables investigated were: age, gender, school grade, prenatal history, main ophthalmologic diagnosis, associated diseases, ophthalmologic syndromes, best corrected visual acuity, refractive defect, optical and non-optical aids used.

Results:

The sample consisted of 66 students (95.6% of those enrolled), predominantly aged 10-14 years, for both genders. Out of these, 24 students were totally blind (36.4%). Compound hyperopic astigmatism was the most frequent primary ametropia. Optical and non-optical aids were used by most of the students.

Conclusions:

The most frequent ocular diseases causing low vision were congenital cataract and optic nerve atrophy. Optical and non-optical aids are used with the collaboration of the rehabilitator and teachers.

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