title: The impact of pediatric vision disorders in adulthood.
abstract: In addition to refractive errors such as myopia and astigmatism, ocular disorders that occur in infants, toddlers, and children may present lifelong problems for the child. Conditions such as strabismus, amblyopia, and retinopathy of prematurity may require adaptations in adulthood. In addition, vision disorders that occur in childhood may manifest as problems well into adulthood. When visual impairment is present, there may be further effects on overall health, self-perception, educational attainment, job choices, and a number of other social factors.
authors.affiliation: Division of Ophthalmology, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia,Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, USA. davidsons@email.chop.edu
authors.forename: Stefanie
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Davidson
authors.forename: Graham E
authors.initials: GE
authors.lastname: Quinn
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D013995:Time; D014786:Vision Disorders / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*