Children who have growing problems or a brain problem may not see well. The brain serves a very important role in a person’s vision. When we see, the eye sends the image of what we are seeing to the brain. The brain must then interpret and process the image. So some children with good eyes may not see well if their brain is not healthy enough to understand the image sent to it by the eyes. We call this type of vision loss “cortical visual impairment,” or CVI.

Children with CVI have severely reduced or mildly reduced vision. Sometimes the vision will get better as the brain grows. Nearly all children with CVI can receive help so that they can learn and function the best they can. In New Mexico, the New Mexico School for the Blind and Visually Impaired offers wonderful help to families who have children with CVI.

The website for the New Mexico School for the Blind and Visually Impaired:
http://www.nmsbvi.k12.nm.us/

Click on the link below for more information on CVI: http://www.aapos.org/displaycommon.cfm?an=1&subarticlenbr=260

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