Child stimulation with retinoblastoma in a Multifunctional Resource Room - Visual Disability

Abstract

Retinoblastoma is a malignant ocular tumor most frequently in childhood and can cause blindness and death. Early diagnosis provides alternatives for children’s health and education, in specialized institutes and early stimulation in Multifunctional Resource Room – Visual Disability. The following text reports a case study of care about diagnosis, treatments and the evolution, mainly, of the development of the vision of a child with retinoblastoma, attended in a Multifunctional Resource Room – Visual Disability located in a city in the interior of the State of Paraná. The objective is to demonstrate the work of visual stimulation developed by a specialist Professional and family involvement throughout the visits. Through authorized consultation of the care report, details about the work plan and the report on the follow-up and evolution of the assisted child are presented. The results show important actions that were effective in individual care with the child and point the need for continued family involvement so that the activities developed and suggested by the specialist are also carried outside the Multifunctional Resource Room – Visual Disability environment.