Care and services for children with cerebral visual impairment – barriers, facilitators and experiences: a mixed-methods systematic review

A shift in approach from episodic, diagnosis-led care to more co-ordinated, functionally orientated models of care spanning education, healthcare and home contexts are required.</p> <p></p><p>Many barriers to (re)habilitation for children with cerebral visual impairment (CVI) arise at the interfaces between healthcare, education and family support.</p><p>(Re)/habilitation pathways should reduce reliance on informal family care coordination by embedding collaborative planning and information sharing.</p><p>Barriers identified reflect modifiable behavioural and organisational influences rather than the consequences of CVI.</p><p>Useful facilitators for developing models of (re)/habilitation include; timely recognition of CVI, professional understanding of functional visual needs and multidisciplinary collaboration.</p><p></p> <p>Many barriers to (re)habilitation for children with cerebral visual impairment (CVI) arise at the interfaces between healthcare, education and family support.</p> <p>(Re)/habilitation pathways should reduce reliance on informal family care coordination by embedding collaborative planning and information sharing.</p> <p>Barriers identified reflect modifiable behavioural and organisational influences rather than the consequences of CVI.</p> <p>Useful facilitators for developing models of (re)/habilitation include; timely recognition of CVI, professional understanding of functional visual needs and multidisciplinary collaboration.</p>