10 Symptoms of Cerebral Palsy
Reviewed: Dr. Gromatzky
Symptom #3: Visual Issues
Studies have found that as many as 75 percent of children with cerebral palsy suffer from some degree of visual impairment. One of the most common visual impairment is known as cortical visual impairment where patients experience abnormal responses to light, visual fatigue, and unusual eye movement.
Patients may also experience acuity loss (nearsightedness and farsightedness), field loss (impairment in some field of vision), and amblyopia (also known as “lazy eye”). Amblyopia can cause difficulty in processing depth of field. Treatment includes prescription of glasses and vision stimulation therapies.
Advertisement
