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Cerebral/Cortical Visual Impairment Working Definition

Cerebral/Cortical Visual Impairment Working Definition

by PCVIS Team | Feb 25, 2025 | Knowledge Base

Special Commentary: Cerebral/Cortical Visual Impairment Working Definition: A Report from the National Institutes of Health CVI Workshop Authors:  Melinda Y. Chang, MD; Lotfi B. Merabet, OD, PhD; CVI Working Group Special thanks to Anis Hilal, MD, for contributions to...
10 highlights from the Perkins CVI Conference

10 highlights from the Perkins CVI Conference

by Jessica Marquardt | Jul 2, 2024 | CVI & Education, CVI Advocacy and Awareness, CVI Continuing Education, CVI Events, CVI Medical Info, CVI News, CVI Research

The Pediatric Cortical Visual Impairment Society sponsored last week’s Perkins CVI Conference in Boston, a time for rich learning and community building. Many of our members attended, including about half of our Board of Directors. Here are 10 highlights from the...
Exploring Memory and Misrecognition in Children with CVI (Part 1)

Exploring Memory and Misrecognition in Children with CVI (Part 1)

by Kira Brady | Mar 19, 2021 | CVI & Education, CVI for Parents

Kerry Callahan Photography The more focussed, important, interesting or repeated an experience is, the stronger the memory will be. Therefore, memories are deeply personal. What one person may remember from an event may be completely different from another person at...

In Process: Replication Study for the Reliability of The CVI Range

by PCVIS Team | Feb 17, 2021 | Uncategorized

The replication study of the reliability of The CVI Range is in its preparation stage (Borchert, M. & Roman Lantzy, C.).  Grant funding was obtained from the Ingerman family to investigate whether the functional vision in children can be reliably quantified. The...
Salient Features: Know What is Most Important

Salient Features: Know What is Most Important

by Lindsay Hillier | Sep 4, 2019 | CVI & Education, CVI Advocacy and Awareness, Diagnosing CVI, PCVIS News

Welcome to the PCVIS blog—Salient Features! In the homes and classrooms of children with CVI, we often talk about salient features. Salient features are the defining elements that distinguishes one target or object from another (Roman-Lantzy). When using salient...

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