Children who have Cortical Visual Impairment due to brain injury, infection, etc., have a visual impairment related to dysfunction of the brain rather than the eyes. In other words, the eyes work fine but the brain cannot process what it is seeing. When I found out […]

When our daughter turned 2.5 months old and still wasn’t fixing or tracking, we started to suspect she was having a problem with her vision. We knew her actual eyes were fine because she’d had eye examinations done immediately after birth, but since she’d had […]

Kids with Cortical Visual Impairment (CVI) must be offered plenty of opportunity to develop literacy skills to the best of their ability. But in order to develop literacy skills, they must first learn concepts, language and ideas, a process called Emergent Literacy. All this can […]

The use of certain iPad apps can be very effective for encouraging children with Cortical Visual Impairment (CVI), sometimes known as Cerebral Visual Impairment, to use their functional vision. The backlighting on devices like the iPad is greatly helpful, and the variety of apps can […]

Cortical Visual Impairment, or CVI, is the leading cause of visual impairment in babies and children in developed countries. It is a life-long visual impairment related to dysfunction of the brain rather than the eyes. In other words, the eyes work fine but the brain […]

Reading books with children (all children) is so important, but it’s equally important to adapt books for children with visual impairments so they can get more from the experience. Adding tactile elements to the pages, such as different fabrics and textures, can add context and […]

Help family, friends, educators and medical providers understand CVI! In this 3-part video series, my daughter’s Early Childhood Vision Consultant, Tara Tompai, answers three important questions: What is Cortical Visual Impairment? What are the signs of Cortical Visual Impairment? How do you treat children with […]

Recently, I shared my family’s CVI story on Kaleidoscope: The Cortical Visual Impairment Podcast. The host, Jessica Marquardt is also the mother of a child who has CVI. In my episode, I describe the day during my pregnancy when I learned about my daughter’s complications. […]

A lifelong journey in supporting your child to succeed will come with many moments of hardship. In dealing with these difficult times, external advice from books, videos, or experts will not give you the relief and tools you truly need. Instead, you’ll have to dig […]

My husband and I first met Lotfi Merabet at the 5th Annual Perkins CVI Symposium, but we were aware of his research in neuroplasticity and Cortical Visual Impairment (CVI) long before then. He took part in a very interesting panel discussion and we later had […]