Sentences with phrase «central visual acuity»

The center's goal is to restore vision to some portion of the 65 million people worldwide — about 1 percent of the world population — considered to be legally blind, which the National Federation of the Blind defines as a central visual acuity of 20 / 200 or less in the stronger eye, even when aided by a corrective lens.

Pre-training screening showed that while most children had central visual acuity worse than the 20/200 legal blindness limit, they also underutilized their peripheral vision.

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Thus, it is not surprising that breastfeeding has been consistently associated with improved central nervous system development, as indicated by improved visual acuity in relationship to formula - fed infants.4 Second, both biological properties and differences in maternal - infant interactions during the feeding process can lead to improved motor and intellectual development outcomes.5, 6 Third, breastfeeding appears to be protective against the onset of childhood obesity, 7 a condition that has enormous psychosocial consequences for children.

Stereoacuity is a central phenomenon that may better reflect the maturity of the visual system in young children than does visual acuity.