Burak Turgut Author
Subjects of specialization
Affiliation
Ophthalmology, Cornea, Cataract
Department of Ophthalmology, F?rat University School of Medicine, Elaz??, Turkey
Dr. Burak TURGUT received his education on Medicine in Firat University, Faculty of Medicine, in Elaz??, Turkey between 1989-1995. He completed his residency training on ophthalmology in Department of Ophthalmology at Firat University, Faculty of Medicine in 2001. He worked as an ophthalmologist in Ophthalmology Clinic of Elazi? State Hospital between 2002 and 2006 years. He entered to the Department of Ophthalmology at Firat University as a teaching staff
Review Article Open Access
Author(s): Burak Turgut, Onur Catak and Tamer Demir
Severe visual impairment can cause behavioral and developmental disorders and disabilities in the learning, hearing, walking and speaking in children. The disorders causing to low vision or blindness in children usually occur in the first month of the life. It is possible that baby and infants cannot express the visual complaints. The education of the parents on the clinical signs of visual impairment in children is critical because it has been considered that a half of the childhood blindness is preventable. Additionally, all children should be examined by an ophthalmologist first and 6th month after the birth, in 18-24th months, 3 years old and 5-6 years old of age.
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