INFOGRAPHIC 3.2: Seeing

“Seeing” involves more than simply looking at an object. Vision is a complex process in which light waves entering the eye are directed toward the retina where they are transduced into messages the brain can understand. The triplets all experienced vision loss from retinopathy of prematurity (ROP), a condition in which blood vessels in the retina grow incorrectly. Damage to this crucial structure has a severe impact on vision.

Credits: Cute puppy, Thinkstock; Retinopathy in premature infant (retinal fluorescein angiogram showing hypoxia of the retinal periphery), BSIP/UIG Via Getty Images