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Visual Problems in Childhood

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This chapter briefly reviews visual acuity-associated problems and methods of testing. A classification and discussion is presented including causes of visual loss, such as congenital defects, neurologic disease, inflammation, systemic disease, trauma, and others. The discussion focuses on how visual defects occur and their effect on the development of the child. The special problems encountered in managing the partially sighted or blind child are reviewed.

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  1. Department of Ophthalmology, University of Tennessee Center for the Health Sciences, Memphis, Tennessee, 38163, USA

    Roger L. Hiatt

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  1. Institute for Child Development, Hackensack Medical Center, Hackensack, New Jersey, 07601, USA

    Marvin I. Gottlieb M.D., Ph.D. (Director, Professor) & John E. Williams M.D. (Chief, Associate Director, Clinical Assistant Professor) (Director, Professor) &  (Chief, Associate Director, Clinical Assistant Professor)

  2. Department of Pediatrics, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey-New Jersey Medical School, Hackensack, New Jersey, 07601, USA

    Marvin I. Gottlieb M.D., Ph.D. (Director, Professor) & John E. Williams M.D. (Chief, Associate Director, Clinical Assistant Professor) (Director, Professor) &  (Chief, Associate Director, Clinical Assistant Professor)

  3. Section of Developmental Pediatrics, Hackensack Medical Center, Hackensack, New Jersey, 07601, USA

    John E. Williams M.D. (Chief, Associate Director, Clinical Assistant Professor) (Chief, Associate Director, Clinical Assistant Professor)

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Hiatt, R.L. (1987). Visual Problems in Childhood. In: Gottlieb, M.I., Williams, J.E. (eds) Textbook of Developmental Pediatrics. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-1797-5_18

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