title: ATTENUATION OF THE GANGLION CELL LAYER IN A PREMATURE INFANT REVEALED WITH HANDHELD SPECTRAL DOMAIN OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHY.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To report on subclinical retinal abnormalities shown through handheld spectral domain optical coherence tomography on a premature infant.
  
  
  METHODS
  Case report.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The initial and follow-up exams on a premature infant revealed severely attenuated ganglion cell and nerve fiber layers. There was cystoid macular edema in both eyes at the initial visits, which resolved by the 1-year follow-up.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Optical coherence tomography can reveal significant retinal abnormalities in premature infants which are not detectable through funduscopic exam. Documenting such findings may be useful for the comprehensive management of vision problems in children with a history of premature birth.
authors.affiliation: *Department of Ophthalmology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin; †Department of Biophysics, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin; ‡Department of Biomedical Engineering, Marquette University, Milwaukee, Wisconsin; and §Department of Cell Biology, Neurobiology, and Anatomy, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
authors.forename: Mara R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Goldberg
authors.forename: Fouad R
authors.initials: FR
authors.lastname: Zakka
authors.forename: Joseph J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Carroll
authors.forename: Deborah M
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Costakos
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007234:Infant, Premature; D008297:Male; D019095:Point-of-Care Systems; D012165:Retinal Ganglion Cells / Q000473:pathology*; D012178:Retinopathy of Prematurity / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D041623:Tomography, Optical Coherence / Q000379:methods*