This paper argues for the need to adopt a more impartial stance when assessing the efficiency of early intervention with pre-school children who have a visual impairment. It is hoped that the forthcoming ICEVH Symposium on early intervention will offer a forum for objective appraisal, and that early intervention with children who have a visual impairment will be continued by the most effective means.
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