Cortical visual impairment in children

Current Opinion in Ophthalmology

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 509-512

  Edmond, Jane C ^a   Foroozan, Rod ^a  

^a CULLEN EYE INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cognitive visual dysfunction; Cortical visual impairment; Hypoxic ischemic injury; Optic nerve hypoplasia; Periventricular leukomalacia

Indexed keywords

BLINDNESS; BRAIN CORTEX; BRAIN HYPOXIA; BRAIN INJURY; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; BRAIN VENTRICLE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; DEVELOPED COUNTRY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EYE DISEASE; HUMAN; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PREMATURITY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; REVIEW; SURVIVAL RATE; VISUAL CORTEX; VISUAL FIELD DEFECT; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

BLINDNESS, CORTICAL; CHILD; HUMANS; HYPOXIA, BRAIN; PROGNOSIS; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL CORTEX; VISUALLY IMPAIRED PERSONS;

EID: 33750480223     PISSN: 10408738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/ICU.0b013e3280107bc5     Document Type: Review

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