Ocular defects in infants of extremely low birth weight and low gestational age.
The eyes of 49 babies who weighed less than 1,000 g at birth or who were born at or before 28 weeks gestation were examined at the age of 4 years. Twenty-one children were normal. The remaining 29 children (59%) had ocular abnormalities which ranged from mild amblyopia to blindness from retinopathy of prematurity. The need to examine children at risk is stressed.
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Prince Charles Eye Unit, King Edward VII Hospital, Windsor, Berkshire.
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D000550:Amblyopia / Q000209:etiology; D001766:Blindness / Q000209:etiology; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007230:Infant, Low Birth Weight / Q000502:physiology*; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007236:Infant, Small for Gestational Age / Q000502:physiology*; D009216:Myopia / Q000209:etiology; D009901:Optic Nerve Diseases / Q000209:etiology; D012178:Retinopathy of Prematurity / Q000209:etiology; D012306:Risk; D013285:Strabismus / Q000209:etiology; D014786:Vision Disorders / Q000209:etiology*