Behaviors which may be signs of vision loss
- Child presses his/her eyes with hands or toys
- Child frequently rubs eyes
- Child looks at things by tilting head in an unusual position
- Child’s eyes move in an unusual way
High-risk conditions associated with deaf blindness
- Trisomy 13 or Trisomy 18
- Congenital Rubella (German measles)
- Meningitis
- CHARGE syndrome
- Complications of prematurity