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Cortical Visual Impairment

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Handbook of Pediatric Neuro-Ophthalmology

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Cortical visual impairment (CVI)is the most common cause of bilateral visual impairment in children in the developed world. In less-affluent countries, the incidence is increasing because the survival rate of premature babies is improving. As a consequence, the mortality of children with complex medical problems has begun to decline. Retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) is also a major cause of visual handicap: its rate is increasing, and it may become the commonest cause of visual impairment in children. A risk factor for CVI is prematurity, which is also a risk for ROP. Thus, these two disease processes often coexist.

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  1. Susan M. Carden
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  2. William V. Good
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Editors and Affiliations

  1. Wright Foundation for Pediatric Ophthalmology, Los Angeles, CA, USA

    Kenneth W. Wright MD (Director and Clinical Professor of Ophthalmology) (Director and Clinical Professor of Ophthalmology)

  2. Pediatric Ophthalmology, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, USA

    Kenneth W. Wright MD (Director and Clinical Professor of Ophthalmology) (Director and Clinical Professor of Ophthalmology)

  3. University of Southern California–Keck School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA, USA

    Kenneth W. Wright MD (Director and Clinical Professor of Ophthalmology) (Director and Clinical Professor of Ophthalmology)

  4. Focus On You, Inc., Palm Desert, CA, USA

    Peter H. Spiegel MD

  5. Inland Eye Clinic, Murrieta, CA, USA

    Peter H. Spiegel MD

  6. Children’s Eye Institute, Upland, CA, USA

    Peter H. Spiegel MD

  7. Stroger Hospital of Cook County, Chicago, IL, USA

    Lisa S. Thompson MD (Attending Physician) (Attending Physician)

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Carden, S.M., Good, W.V. (2006). Cortical Visual Impairment. In: Wright, K.W., Spiegel, P.H., Thompson, L.S. (eds) Handbook of Pediatric Neuro-Ophthalmology. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/0-387-27930-X_7

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