Fact of the Day

Vision impairment is a developmental disability. In most cases of childhood vision impairment the impairment sets in before the child is born up until on month old. The largest cause of childhood vision impairment is retinopathy of prematurity which is a condition in which there is abnormal blood vessel growth or scarring on the retina.

For more information about Vision Impairment check out the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Vision Impairment web page.