Data are reported from a national questionnaire survey of parents of visually impaired children in Scotland. The incidence of types of visual impairment are reported. These figures were thought to offer a more representative sample of visually zmpairing conditaons than and dissatisfaction with have focussed on blind and partially sighted registers. Parental satisfaction and dissatisfaction with the explanation received on the diagnosis o f their child's visual impairment are also reported.
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