Visual loss leads to visual behaviors and adaptations that tend to reflect the onset, severity, and types of visual impairment. In this article, the characteristic behaviors associated with different degrees of visual loss and their importance in the diagnosis of cortical versus ocular visual impairment are discussed.
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