Association Between Retinal Microanatomy in Preterm Infants and 9-Month Visual Acuity.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Preterm infants are at risk for poor visual acuity (VA) outcomes, even without retinal problems on ophthalmoscopy. Infant retinal microanatomy may provide insight as to potential causes.

Objective

To evaluate the association between preterm infant retinal microanatomy and VA at 9 months' corrected age.

Design, setting, and participants

This prospective observational study took place from November 2016 and December 2019 at a single academic medical center and included preterm infants enrolled in Study of Eye Imaging in Preterm Infants (BabySTEPS). Infants were eligible for enrollment in BabySTEPS if they met criteria for retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) screening, were 35 weeks' postmenstrual age or older at the time of first OCT imaging, and a parent or gua

SUBMITTER: Seely KR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9164120 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature