Severe visual Impairment and blindness in infants: Causes and opportunities for control
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Severe Visual Impairment and Blindness in Infants: Causes and Opportunities for Control
Childhood blindness has an adverse effect on growth, development, social, and economic opportunities. Severe visual impairment (SVI) and blindness in infants must be detected as early as possible to initiate immediate treatment to prevent deep amblyopia. Although difficult, measurement of visual acuity of an infant is possible. The causes of SVI and blindness may be prenatal, perinatal, and pos...
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عنوان ژورنال: Middle East African Journal of Ophthalmology
سال: 2011
ISSN: 0974-9233
DOI: 10.4103/0974-9233.80698