Ophthalmic findings in very low birth weight children.
Recent advances in neonatal intensive care have led to a much improved survival rate in very low birth weight infants (under 1,500 g). A group of such children was examined and found to have a low incidence of serious visual or general handicap, but severe retrolental fibroplasia (RLF) affects a significant number.
D005128:Eye Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology*; D005133:Eye Movements; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007230:Infant, Low Birth Weight; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D009759:Nystagmus, Pathologic / Q000453:epidemiology; D012178:Retinopathy of Prematurity / Q000453:epidemiology; D013285:Strabismus / Q000453:epidemiology