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The hand and finger strength of Visually impaired boys and girls

Occupational Therapist, Education Centre for Blind Children Royal Victorian Institute for the Blind, Burwood, Victoria, Australia

Sixty two boys and girls with a visual impairment were tested for hand and finger strength. Comparison with sighted subjects shows this visually impaired sample frequently to be significantly weaker, and gives some support for a more specific positive relationship between the degree of vision and the degree o f hand and finger strength. Neither the age o f onset of the visual impairment, the incidence o f prematurity, nor the type of school attended had any notable effect on the hand and finger strength of the subjects in this sample.

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