Message
MESSAGE FROM CHAIRMAN, JMRF
Dr. Ashok Johari
I am very happy to support the creation of the Global Brain Vision Alliance under the Johari Medical & Research Foundation (JMRF).As further awareness and research happens in the field of Cerebral Palsy, we realize that there are many blind spots in our understanding and hence in management of cerebral palsy. One such area is the connection of the brain with the eyes which are the external organs of sight. Contemporary research points to the area of compromise in the brain, the end effects and compensation strategies which children adopt for this. With growing knowledge of neuroplasticity, we realize that children with cerebral palsy should have early exposure to remedial and rehabilitation techniques to train their brain to function optimally despite the compromise. This has so far been a neglected field in cerebral palsy because of the intensive work involved and the less than satisfactory results of the available techniques. However, the field is changing rapidly
Committee
Dr.Aditya Goyal
Dr. Ashok Johari
Dr. Jatinder Bali
Dr. Sunil Morekar
Dr.Usha A. Johari
Mr. Prasun Johari
Dr. Shabnam Rangwala
Developmentals
Articles
CORTICAL VISUAL IMPAIRMENT
DR. ADITYA GOYAL
Behaviours reported by parents, teachers and low vision
specialists include:
SAVE VISION IN DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES
DR. USHA A. JOHARI
Human navigation, perception and interpretation of the surrounding visual scene require interaction between the visual system, the motor system and the parts of the brain serving attention, perception and cognition.
UNDERSTANDING CEREBRAL VISUAL IMPAIRMENT
DR. JATINDER BALI & DR. OJASVINI BALI
Visual Pathways and Basic Science of Vision:
EPIDEMIOLOGY OF VISUAL IMPAIRMENT IN NEURO DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS
DR. SUNIL MOREKAR
An estimated 1.4 million of the children in the world are blind. A blind child is more likely to live in socioeconomic deprivation, to be more frequently hospitalised during childhood and to die in childhood than a child not living with blindness.
NAVIGATING MY LIFE AS A MOTHER OF A SPECIAL LITTLE GIRL
AMI JAGTIANI
The responsibility of caring for a medically compromised and premature child is very overwhelming for the following reasons:
BREAKING THE NORMS OF CEREBAL PALSY
NAMAN AGARWAL
I was born on a festival Rakhi, ie., 4th August 2001 blessed with a twin sister. I was diagnosed with Cerebral Palsy at the age of 8 months. My life changed completely as I was different from normal children & my physiotherapy started from that early age.
