Ocular fundus and optical coherence tomography (OCT) findings in children prenatally exposed to opioid maintenance therapy (OMT).

ABSTRACT:

Background

Optical coherence tomography (OCT) has been of great importance in the diagnostics and follow-up of many retinal diseases the last 25 years. More recently, this technology has also proved useful in the evaluation and follow-up of various neurological and psychiatric disorders. Also, certain prenatal impacts, such as prematurity and foetal alcohol spectrum disorder have shown abnormal findings on OCT. The aim of this study was to examine children that have been prenatally exposed to opioid maintenance therapy (OMT) with OCT.

Methods

As a part of a comprehensive study on visual and visual-motor function, 63 children aged 5-13 years exposed prenatally to OMT and 77 age-matched controls were examined with OCT, collecting data from the peripapillary retinal nerve fibre

SUBMITTER: Haugen OH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12613939 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature