Innovative Surgery Corrects Vision In Kids With Neurological Disorders

... Children with cerebral palsy and other neurological problems often have extremely poor eyesight. Their ability to read, pick up objects and "see" the world is so impaired and complicated to treat that many go untreated, even though they may be legally blind. Now, a pediatric ophthalmologist at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis is conducting specialized testing and vision correction (refractive) surgery, on children with cerebral palsy, Down syndrome and neurobehavioral disorders such as autism. ...