The primary visual cortex (V1) is the first cortical area that processes visual information.
Normal development of V1 depends on binocular vision during the critical period, and age …

Quality of life (QoL) is a critical component of aftercare in survivors of childhood-onset
craniopharyngioma (CP). Visual impairment adversely affects QoL after CP. This study …

The small physical depression of the human retina, the fovea, is the retinal locus of prime
visual resolution, achieved by a peaking topography of the light-sensitive cone …

Every year millions of children are exposed to general anesthesia while undergoing surgical
and diagnostic procedures. In the field of ophthalmology, 44,000 children are exposed to …

In children with Down syndrome (DS) development of visual, motor and cognitive functions
is atypical. It is unknown whether the visual impairments in children with DS aggravate their …

Methods Zagreb Amblyopia Preschool Screening (ZAPS) study protocol performed
screening for amblyopia by near and distance visual acuity (VA) testing of 15 648 children …

PURPOSE: To investigate the accuracy of uncorrected visual acuity (UCVA), stereopsis, and
noncycloplegic autorefraction (NCAR) tests performed by vision-screening technicians and …

Purpose.: To document the distribution of uncorrected visual acuity (UCVA) in a defined
population of Chinese preschoolers and to discuss its implications for vision referral …

Recent evidence suggests that prenatal exposure to chlordecone, a persistent
organochlorine pesticide that was used intensively in the French West Indies, affects infant …

Background Preschool vision screenings are considered to be cost‐effective methods to
identify children with vision disorders. The children of this age group are poor at …