PURPOSE: To identify mothers' feeling and reactions when facing the diagnosis of low vision and their comprehension of this diagnosis. METHODS: This study features a qualitative research. Eleven low vision children's mothers attended at the Visual Stimulation Service of Ophtalmology Sector of Unicamp Hospital were interviewed. Semi-strutured interviews were used to collect data. The main issues of the interview were: feelings when faced with the diagnosis and comprehension of this low vision diagnosis. RESULTS: The results revealed mothers' fear of blindness and a low comprehension of the meaning of low vision, and their interpretation of medical diagnosis according to their subjectivity. CONCLUSIONS: The way the diagnosis is transmitted to the families is extremely important. Parents cultural, economical and emocional background may often impair the diagnosis comprehension.
Vision, low; Vision, low; Emotions; Maternal behavior; Mother-child relations; Comprehension
