Visual impairment secondary to congenital glaucoma in children: visual responses, optical correction and use of low vision AIDS

Visual impairment secondary to congenital glaucoma in children: visual responses, optical correction and use of low vision AIDS

INTRODUCTION: Congenital glaucoma is frequently associated with visual impairment due to optic nerve damage, corneal opacities, cataracts and amblyopia. Poor vision in childhood is related to global developmental problems, and referral to vision habilitation/rehabilitation services should be without...

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Main Authors: Maria Aparecida Onuki Haddad, Marcos Wilson Sampaio, Ernst Werner Oltrogge, Newton Kara-José, Alberto Jorge Betinjane
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Faculdade de Medicina / USP 2009-01-01
Series:Clinics
Subjects:
Blindness
Glaucoma
Low Vision
Rehabilitation
Refractive Errors
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