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8290381

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
1994-2-18
pubmed:abstractText
Two hundred children from one neonatal intensive care unit (NICU), who were very low birthweight (VLBW), were examined at approximately 9 years of age and compared with a control group of normal birthweight children. Visual morbidity was significantly higher among children who were very low birthweight. Binocular visual acuity of 6/9 or worse was noted in 21 (10.5%), strabismus in 38 (19%) and regressed retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) in 13 (6.7%) of these children. A history of seizures in the perinatal period was highly correlated with poor visual acuity. Independently significant factors associated with strabismus included clinically diagnosed intraventricular haemorrhage, a maternal history of neonatal death, transfer from another hospital, bronchopulmonary dysplasia and necrotising enterocolitis. Perinatal variables that correlated with regressed ROP included birthweight, time from birth to admission to the NICU, necrotising enterocolitis and a history of maternal smoking during the pregnancy. When screening for ocular abnormalities among children who were born preterm, particular attention should be given to children with these risk factors.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Oct
pubmed:issn
0269-5022
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
7
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
417-25
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1993
pubmed:articleTitle
Perinatal predictors of ocular morbidity in school children who were very low birthweight.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Ophthalmology, Royal Victoria Hospital, Belfast, Northern Ireland.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't