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Recent advances in cortical visual impairment

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  14 February 2001

William V Good ,
James E Jan ,
Susan K Burden ,
Ann Skoczenski  and
Rowan Candy
William V Good
Affiliation:
Smith-Kettlewell Eye Research Institute, San Francisco, California, USA.
James E Jan
Affiliation:
Vancouver Children's Hospital, British Columbia, Canada.
Susan K Burden
Affiliation:
University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA.
Ann Skoczenski
Affiliation:
University of Massachusetts Medical School, Massachusetts, USA.
Rowan Candy
Affiliation:
Smith-Kettlewell Eye Research Institute, San Francisco, California, USA.
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Abstract

Cortical visual impairment (CVI) is the leading cause of bilateral visual impairment in children in Western countries. This finding reflects better methods for identifying visual impairment due to CNS injury and also advances in perinatal care, which have increased the survival rate of children with neurological morbidity. This review will describe advances in the diagnosis and management of CVI. Central to our discussion is a definition of CVI that includes a decrease in visual acuity. New treatment and rehabilitative measures are badly needed for this disorder. We hope to stimulate interest in CVI, a disease that has become a significant public health problem.

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Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology , Volume 43 , Issue 1 , January 2001 , pp. 56 - 60
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© 2001 Mac Keith Press

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