Abstract
Neurodevelopmental disorders may occur in association with alterations in all aspects of the visual system. These vision issues can then have severe detrimental effects on the overall development of the child with decreased social emotional and communication skills in addition to the educational impact. While an all encompassing review of vision impairment in children with neurodevelopmental disabilities is daunting in scope, the varied causes of decreased vision in children with neurodevelopmental disabilities are presented. Although the difficulties in screening and evaluating these patients are obvious, nevertheless the need to do so is crucial to their well-being. New tools for assessment of vision which are easy and effective need to be developed for use in this population.
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Bergwerk, K. (2011). Vision Impairment. In: Patel, D., Greydanus, D., Omar, H., Merrick, J. (eds) Neurodevelopmental Disabilities. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-0627-9_18
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