The CVI Project

The CVI Project

COVID19 update:
We have suspended the Feasibility study for the time being and would like to thank all our schools for their invaluable contributions so far.We hope to resume the study in the autumn.

In the meantime we will keep on writing up what we can and hoping everyone stays well.

With many best wishes
The CVI Project team

Welcome to our website where you will find lots of information about the CVI Project and the people working on it.

CVI stands for Cerebral Visual Impairment – find out more in the ‘What Is CVI?’ link in the menu.

In September 2019, we launched our study to find out if a new intervention to support children with CVI makes a difference to their well-being. For more information click here

Prevalence Study

Study Aims This study aimed to find out approximately how many children may be affected by CVI and what is the best way of identifying who might be at

Impact Study

We do not yet know enough about the impact of CVI, for children.

Linkage Study

As well as individual information from children and their parents and teachers, we will be exploring ways of linking to national data records from schools and hospitals,

Feasibility Study

The CVI Project is a 5-year programme of work funded by the government (NIHR) to investigate the prevalence, impact and best way to support children

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New Paper!

We are pleased to share our new paper, investigating the views of primary school staff about receiving and using external specialist advice. We hope the insights from our study will support people working in primary schools with children who have a visual impairment. The interviews in our study revealed four major themes: understanding the condition […]

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The CVI Project

This research project is about how many children have Cerebral Visual Impairment (CVI), how best we find them and support them, and what areas of their life are most affected.

Supported By

This project is funded by the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) (Senior Research Fellowship). The views expressed are those of the author and not necessarily those of the NIHR or the Department of Health and Social Care.

Contact Us

Email: cvi-project@bristol.ac.uk
Tel: 0117 42 83152
Twitter: @thecviproject
University of Bristol Research