PT - JOURNAL ARTICLE AU - Alison Salt AU - Jenefer Sargent TI - Fifteen-minute consultation—the child with a developmental disability: is there an ocular or visual abnormality? AID - 10.1136/archdischild-2016-311252 DP - 2017 Dec 01 TA - Archives of disease in childhood - Education & practice edition PG - 304--309 VI - 102 IP - 6 4099 - http://ep.bmj.com/content/102/6/304.short 4100 - http://ep.bmj.com/content/102/6/304.full SO - Arch Dis Child Educ Pract Ed2017 Dec 01; 102 AB - Objective To present a structured approach for an outpatient consultation for a child with developmental disability who may have an ocular or visual disorder.Method Review of relevant literature and description of the approach to ocular and visual assessment which could be used by any paediatrician.Conclusion A systematic approach to history, observation and examination of a child with a developmental disability will assist in identifying a possible visual problem. A structured referral letter will ensure that the child will receive the most appropriate assessment to clarify the problem and appropriate management in the eye clinic.