VISUAL IMPAIRMENT IN PRETERM CHILDREN WITH PERIVENTRICULAR LEUKOMALACIA - VISUAL, COGNITIVE AND NEUROPAEDIATRIC CHARACTERISTICS RELATED TO CEREBRAL IMAGING

SUMMARY Thirteen preterm children, aged 4 to 14 years, with visual impairment due to periventricular leukomalacia (PVL) were evaluated for visual function, intellectual level, cognitive profile and motor function. Their visual impairment was characterized by low acuity, crowding, visual field defects and ocular motility disturbances. Their cognitive profile was uneven, often with considerably higher scores on verbal than on visual‐spatial tasks....