01722nas a2200229   4500000000100000008004100001653001000042653002500052653001500077653002800092653002600120653001400146100001400160700001700174700001200191700001300203245011100216300001000327490000700337520113400344022001401478       2016                            d10aIndia10aSchool-aged children10aDepression10aStigma (health related)10aPsycho-social aspects10aBlindness1 aIshtiaq R1 aChaudhary MH1 aRana MA1 aJamil AR00aPsychosocial implications of blindness and low vision in students of a school for children with blindness.  a431-40 v323 a<p><strong>OBJECTIVE: </strong>To find out the psychosocial implications of blindness and low vision in students of blind school Bahawalpur.</p>

<p><strong>METHODS: </strong>A cross sectional descriptive study was carried out in Higher Secondary School for blind, Bahawalpur after getting approval from Institutional review board of Quaid-e-Azam Medical College, Bahawalpur and Principal of Blind School, Bahawalpur. Forty willing students filled a customized questionnaire, consisting of questions about logistic variables and questions regarding areas of satisfaction. Statistical analysis was performed using SPSS version 18.</p>

<p><strong>RESULTS: </strong>Out of 40, 55% (22/40) of them were found depressed (as assessed through DSM-lV), 50% (20/40) were having difficulty in making new contact but 52.5% (21/40) were satisfied with family care.</p>

<p><strong>CONCLUSION: </strong>Sixty percent (24/40) of blind school children experienced difficulty in their life. This study showed that blindness or low vision does have psychological implications like feeling of guilt, anxiety, sadness &amp; depression.</p>
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