A Retrospective Study of Retrolental Fibroplasia.

Chase, Joan B.

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Publication Date: 1974

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A Retrospective Study of Retrolental Fibroplasia

Chase, Joan B.

New Outlook for the Blind, 68, 2, 61-71, Feb 74

The relationship between retrolental fibroplasia (RLF), caused by high oxygen levels during incubation, and severe affect disturbances (often simulating autism) was investigated through the collection and analysis of data concerning 263 Ss born between 1939 and 1959 and blinded by RLF. (Author)

Descriptors: Autism, Blindness, Emotional Disturbances, Environmental Influences, Exceptional Child Research, Neurology, Perinatal Influences, Premature Infants, Statistical Analysis, Visual Impairments

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