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Dr. Rona Pogrund joins team researching lived experiences of children with visual impairments

Doug Hensley

October 21, 2024

Dr. Rona Pogrund

One long-neglected area of research is examining the lives of children dealing with blindness or other visual impairments. Although some medical research has focused on childhood eye conditions themselves, there is even less work around the experiences those children have in families, schools, peers and other settings as a result.

One long-neglected area of research is examining the lives of children dealing with blindness or other visual impairments. Although some medical research has focused on childhood eye conditions themselves, there is even less work around the experiences those children have in families, schools, peers and other settings as a result.

Dr. Pogrund is leading efforts to recruit research participants and ensure the study is accessible to children with a range of visual impairments and other disabilities.

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