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Visual Acuity Development
Skowrat Kunavisarut M.D.,
Natee Niyom M.D.
Department of Ophthalmology, Ramathibodi Hospital, Faculty
of Medicine, Mahidol University
ABSTRACT We tested the visual acuity in children 2 months
to 6 years of age from the new born clinic, Pediatric out patient department, Ramathibodi
Hospital during June to December 1990.
There are totally 200 children, 102 boys and 98 girls. Children under 2 years
old, the Catford instrument was used and those over 2 years old, E game
or Snellen visual chart was used. The result was portrayed as a graph indicated
rapid visual development during 3-12 months of age and most children have
visual acuity of 20/40 at the age of 12 months.
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