The Importance of Early Retinal Screening for Newborns: Preventing Childhood Blindness

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[su_heading size=”27″ align=”left” margin=”40″]Understanding Congenital Retinal Diseases[/su_heading] Congenital retinal diseases, such as Familial Exudative Vitreoretinopathy (FEVR), are conditions that can lead to severe vision impairment or even blindness in newborns. These diseases are often undetectable without specific screening, such as the retinal screening (fundus examination) that is not commonly included in standard neonatal check-ups. [su_heading … Read more