Antecedents and correlates of visual field deficits in children born extremely preterm.

ABSTRACT:

Aim

We sought to identify the antecedents and correlates of visual field deficits (VFDs) at age 2 years among infants born before the 28th week of gestation.

Methods

The visual fields of 1023 infants were assessed by confrontation at age 2 years. We compared the ante-and postnatal characteristics and exposures of the 65 infants with a VFD to their peers who did not have a VFD. We used time-oriented logistic regression risk models to assess the associations of potential antecedents and correlates with a VFD.

Results

In the final regression model, VFD was associated with maternal consumption of aspirin during the current pregnancy, recurring/persistent acidemia during the first 3 postnatal days, cerebral ventriculomegaly seen on neonatal ultrasound, prethreshold retinop

SUBMITTER: Holm M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4276499 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature