Patient's question:
The child is only just a few months old. Recently, I noticed that the baby seems unable to see things, and it looks a bit like what others call cross-eyed. When I went to the hospital for a check-up, they said it was congenital blindness. But how could it be congenital blindness? I am particularly troubled now. What could cause a baby to be born blind?Doctor's answer:
First, the cause of a child's congenital blindness is due to the mother being infected with a disease. As we all know, when a child is in the womb, it is protected by the placenta. However, during the first three months of pregnancy, the protective function of the placenta is very weak and cannot effectively protect the health of the fetus. If the mother is infected with a disease during this time and does not receive effective treatment, the virus is likely to be transmitted to the child, leading to the occurrence of congenital diseases. This is the reason for the child's congenital blindness.