Compared to the near total permanent vision loss associated with cortical blindness in adults, which is often due to strokes, children with CVI usually retain some functional vision that may improve ...

When speaking about visual impairment, we often think about issues that directly concern the eyes or conditions that worsen over time or with age. However, another type of vision loss has been on the ...

Experts have identified five elements of a brain-based condition that has emerged as a leading cause of vision impairment starting in childhood in the United States and other industrialized nations.

BOSTON (WWLP) – Cerebral/Cortical Visual Impairment (CVI) is the most common cause of childhood blindness, but it is often left undiagnosed. A State House awareness day set the groundwork for changing ...

Experts convened by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) have identified five elements of a brain-based condition that has emerged as a leading cause of vision impairment starting in childhood in ...

LAFAYETTE, La — At Woodvale Elementary School, students will soon set aside their books to enjoy the summer break. However, before the vacation starts, KATC is highlighting the school that offers a ...

A child reaches for a toy, hesitates, then turns away — not because their eyes cannot see it, but because their brain cannot ...

An analysis of the nation's first and largest comprehensive eye disease registry, the IRIS ® Registry, sheds new light on what we thought we knew about childhood blindness in the United States: The ...

From the very beginning, so much about my son Henry didn’t make sense. The clues were all there; we just didn’t know how to read them. He didn’t look at me or recognize me when I walked into the room.

Perkins School for the Blind is launching a virtual academy to share, with educators located anywhere, techniques for teaching students with rare disabilities. Perkins Academy will kick off this ...