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Case Reports
. 2025 Sep 20:104650.
doi: 10.1016/j.jaapos.2025.104650. Online ahead of print.

Vision and developmental delay in toddlers

Juan Sanchez  1 , Kimberly Gerhart  2 , Andrew W Arthur  3 , Erin Harvey  2 , John D Twelker  2 , Chiu-Hsieh Hsu  2 , Leslie K Dennis  2 , Joseph M Miller  2
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Vision and developmental delay in toddlers

Juan Sanchez et al. J AAPOS. .

Abstract

Research investigating an association between vision impairment and toddlers' ability to reach developmental milestones is sparse. Medical records of children 11-37 months of age who had automated vision screening were retrospectively reviewed to evaluate whether such an association was present. A lower likelihood of development delay was associated with female sex and Hispanic patients. However, developmental delay diagnosis was not associated with failing automated vision screening.

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