Recent advances in cortical visual impairment
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Recent advances in cortical visual impairment.
Cortical visual impairment (CVI) is the leading cause of bilateral visual impairment in children in Western countries1–3. 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...
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عنوان ژورنال: Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology
سال: 2001
ISSN: 0012-1622,1469-8749
DOI: 10.1017/s0012162201000093