Ophthalmological Impairments at Five and a Half Years after Preterm Birth: EPIPAGE-2 Cohort Study.

ABSTRACT: We report the 51/2 year prevalence of visual and oculomotor impairments in preterm children born at 24-34 weeks' gestation (WG) using the population-based cohort study EPIPAGE-2, set in France, 2011. The main outcomes were imputed prevalence of refractive errors (REs), strabismus, and binocular visual acuity (VA). Children were clinically assessed by specially trained pediatricians. The population was also analyzed in terms of cerebral palsy at 51/2 years (no CP, stage 1, stage 2, or stage 3-5) and retinopathy of prematurity in the neonatal period (no ROP, stage 1 or 2, or severe ROP). Among the 4441 children included, 2718 (weighted percentage 58.7%) were clinically assessed. REs were reported in 43.1% (95% confidence interval 37.6-48.4), 35.2% (32.7-37.6), and 28.4% (25.0-31.8) of childr

SUBMITTER: Chapron T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9027367 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature