J Korean Ophthalmol Soc.  2010 Aug;51(8):1092-1098.

Child Behavior Check List, Korean Personality Inventory for Children in Presumed Functional Visual Loss

• Lee SM
• Lim MH
• Kyung SE

Abstract

PURPOSE
To investigate the clinical courses of children with functional visual loss and to evaluate their psychosocial problems.
METHODS
Thirteen children who visited the ophthalmic clinic of Dankook University Hospital because of functional vision loss between August 1, 2005 and January 1, 2009 were examined to establish the cause of lost vision. The results of the child behavior checklist-Korean version (K-CBCL) and the Korean personality inventory for children (KPI-C) were obtained in nine out of the 13 children.
RESULTS
The mean visual acuities at the initial and last visits for nine children in the functional visual loss group were 0.58 +/- 0.28 and 0.89 +/- 0.31, respectively. Somatic complaints, social problems and overall behavioral problems were statistically significantly different from those of the control group according to the K-CBCL, and somatic concern was statistically significantly different from that of the control group according to the KPI-C.
CONCLUSIONS
Children in the functional visual loss group had different traits from those in the control group according to the K-CBCL and KPI-C. Children's psychosocial problems could be expressed as somatic symptoms, of which vision loss should be considered a major factor.

Keyword

Behavior; Functional visual loss; Personality

MeSH Terms

Child
Child Behavior
Humans
Personality Inventory
Social Problems
Vision, Ocular
Visual Acuity

Figure

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  Figure 1. The results of mfERG were found to be abnormal. The result of A may be due to patient's lack of attention. A=right eye of case 1; B=left eye of case 4; C=left eye of case 5.

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