Quality of life in normal and blind students

The main purpose of this study was to compare quality of life in blind school children and normal students in Tehran. 93 blind school children consisting of 18 girls and 75 boys were entered in to the study. The comparative group that consisted of normal school children (54 girls and 150 boys) were selected through mulistage random sampling. Quality of life was assessed using a validated questionnaire. The results showed that there was not any significant difference  in quality of life between the two groups, except for mobility domain (P=0.02). However, There was a significant correlation between visual acuity and quality of life in blind students (r =0.3, P =0.02). To provide a better quality of life for blind school children, provision of facilities for individual and social transportation as well as utilization of appropriate instruments for prevention of visual disorders and correction of visual disturbances are proposed.