Evidence That Cerebral Visual Impairment May Evolve after Initial Brain Injury

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William V Good, Ronald J Wong, Chuan Hou, Jillian Cellucci, Delene Richburg, Cam Loveridge-Easther, Anthony M Norcia, David K Stevenson, Vinod K Bhutani

Ophthalmology. 2026 Jan 7:S0161-6420(25)00812-7. doi: 10.1016/j.ophtha.2025.12.026. Online ahead of print.

ABSTRACT

An initial insult to an infant’s developing brain can set off a chain reaction. This singular, damaging CNS event can cause subsequent injuries to the extrastriate cortex, which manifest later in childhood.

PMID:41513103 | PMC:PMC12799192 | DOI:10.1016/j.ophtha.2025.12.026