מתרגלות ראייה
שיפור תפקוד הראייה מתחיל בשימוש במיומנויות ראייה בסיסיות: מיקוד המבט, מעקב, סריקה,….. המיומנויות הללו כל כך טבעיות לרובנו שאנחנו לא צריכים ללמוד אותן. מתרגלת הראייה עוזרת לילד ללמוד את המיומנויות שעבורנו הן אינסטינקטיביות. בעזרת משחקים, הילדים לומדים את המיומנויות ומתרגלים אותן שוב ושוב. תרגול הראייה מתבצע ברובו בחדר חושך שזו סביבה חשוכה ונטולת גירויים חיצוניים, […]
חדר חושך
חדר חושך, כשמו כן הוא, חדר המאפשר סביבה נטולת גירויים חיצוניים, כגון: אור, צבע, תנועה, רעש וויסותם בהתאם לצרכים של כל ילד וילד. העבודה בחדר זה היא אחד האמצעים שמיועדים לעזור לילד לשמר את שרידי הראייה שלו ולנצל אותם למקסימום. במידה ולא נדאג לשמר את שרידי הראייה, קיימת האפשרות שהם ייאבדו. המטרה המרכזית של העבודה […]
Preliminary vision tests
Parents' alertness to their baby's visual behavior is important and helps in identifying and diagnosing the vision problem early. But even if we know there are visual impairments, all of us, parents and professionals, we would like to have a more accurate understanding of the visual impairment and in a more positive tone to understand […]
Fracture deviations
Lens accommodation Accommodation – Focusing the lens of the eye by changing the curvature of the lens as a result of the contraction of the muscles that surround it. Accommodation of the lens of the eye allows a person to see sharply when looking at different distances. Relative.But when we look at a close object, […]
Integration of children with visual impairments in kindergartens
Integrating children with visual impairments in kindergartens – What do we need to do in order for a child with visual impairment / blindness to integrate optimally? And practical tools for integration. The training is intended for educational and professional staff in kindergartens and for parents whose children are preparing for or in the process […]
Promoting the independence of children with visual impairments or with early childhood blindness.
Promoting the independence of children with visual impairments or blindness in early childhood. We believe that it is important to maintain a natural and normative living and kindergarten environment for children, however, adapting the living environment and home and therapeutic space is essential for promoting children with blindness or visual impairment. It is important to […]
Coping and utilizing the stay in the home space, following the corona plague, to strengthen the child's functioning.
Eli'a, in collaboration with Ofek Liledino and Migdal Or, held a webinar – an online conversation about coping and utilizing the stay in the home space, following the corona plague, to strengthen the child's functioning. The talk was led by Prof. Kent Kazlo, the professional director of Elia, a professor of optometry and with a […]
A case story
At the end of February 2020, a new baby entered the Elia Rehovot branch. One year chronological age, 10 months standardized age. Born prematurely at week 32, diagnosed with grade 3 cerebral hemorrhage and cerebral dilation, underwent shunt surgery to drain fluids. In the Cognition Committee held two months earlier, there appears to be a […]
Awareness for communication clinicians during the Corona epidemic
In honor of Awareness Week for Communication Clinicians 2020, a team of ELIA Jerusalem clinicians share tips When wearing the mask and interacting with the children, the ability to understand speech is impaired. There is a reduction in visual cues such as: lip reading, facial expressions and mimics. When background noises: such as a morning […]
A global review on early intervention for children with visual impairment or early childhood blindness
נWritten by Prof. Kenneth Caslo, the professional director of Elia In order to better understand the optimal intervention methods for the advancement of infants and children with blindness and visual impairment, in ELI we conducted a review of the various intervention approaches available in different countries around the world. This document is a summary of […]
