How to Recognize Blindness in an Infant

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Severe Visual Impairment and Blindness in Infants: Causes and Opportunities for Control More
Published: 9 years, 5 month(s) ago by Jose Abrantes | permalink
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Childhood blindness has an adverse effect on growth, development, social, and economic opportunities. Severe visual impairment (SVI) and blindness in infants must be detected as early as possible to initiate immediate treatment to prevent deep amblyopia. ...

For further reading: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3119278/ ^[1]

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Red flags: Signs that your baby may have a vision problem | BabyCenter More
Published: 9 years, 5 month(s) ago by Adlen Amrane | permalink
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Worried about your baby's eyes or your baby's vision? Watch for these warning signs you should tell your doctor about.
Tags: eyes, eye, sight, problems, vision, seeing, see

For further reading: http://www.babycenter.com/0_red-flags-signs-that-your-baby-may-have-a-vision-problem_1439840.bc ^[2]

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Infant Vision News: Smoking During Pregnancy Linked with Childhood Vision Problems More
Published: 9 years, 5 month(s) ago by Apostle Bailey | permalink
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Study found more vision problems, including crossed eyes and optic nerve problems, among kids whose mothers smoked while pregnant.
Tags: vision development visual infant baby babies premature child children retinopathy prematurity newborn eyes eyesight

For further reading: http://www.allaboutvision.com/parents/infants.htm ^[3]

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How to Recognize Blindness in an Infant | eHow More
Published: 9 years, 5 month(s) ago by Art Traub | permalink
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Have your infant's vision checked by a professional, as it's difficult to determine if an infant is blind or vision impaired. Ask your physician to check your infant's vision as soon as you suspect a problem, since the sooner a problem is detected the more effective treatment can be.

For further reading: http://www.ehow.com/how_3390932_recognize-blindness-infant.html ^[4]

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What Are the Causes of Vision Loss? : My Child Without Limits More
Published: 9 years, 5 month(s) ago by Elisabeth von Halem | permalink
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For further reading: http://www.mychildwithoutlimits.org/understand/vision-loss/what-are-the-causes-of-vision-loss/ ^[5]

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Raising a Blind Child More
Published: 9 years, 5 month(s) ago by shefali | permalink
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Here you'll find a step-by-step resource guide with the most pertinent articles and resources for parents of blind or disabled babies.

For further reading: http://www.wonderbaby.org/articles/raising-blind-child ^[6]

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Jose Abrantes, shefali, Adlen Amrane, Elisabeth von Halem, Apostle Bailey, Art Traub

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1. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3119278/

2. http://www.babycenter.com/0_red-flags-signs-that-your-baby-may-have-a-vision-problem_1439840.bc

3. http://www.allaboutvision.com/parents/infants.htm

4. http://www.ehow.com/how_3390932_recognize-blindness-infant.html

5. http://www.mychildwithoutlimits.org/understand/vision-loss/what-are-the-causes-of-vision-loss/

6. http://www.wonderbaby.org/articles/raising-blind-child