Abstract: Visual dysfunction is a common complication in cerebral palsy, including low visual acuity, refractive errors, strabismus, abnormal visual field, absent stereopsis, abnormal fundoscopic fingdings and nystagmus, etc. Low visual acuity is reported in almost three-quarters of patients.The incidence of strabismus is 39%～50% and nystagmus is 9.5%. Periventricular leukomalacia, introventricular hemorrhage and low birth weight are risk factors of visual dysfunctions in cerebral palsy.

Key words: cerebral palsy, visual dysfunction, risk factors, review