Abstract
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.
Publication types
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Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
MeSH terms
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Amblyopia / etiology
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Blindness / etiology
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Child, Preschool
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Follow-Up Studies
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Humans
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Infant, Low Birth Weight / physiology*
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Infant, Newborn
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Infant, Small for Gestational Age / physiology*
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Myopia / etiology
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Optic Nerve Diseases / etiology
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Retinopathy of Prematurity / etiology
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Risk
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Strabismus / etiology
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Vision Disorders / etiology*