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ReviewDocumenta ophthalmologica. Advances in ophthalmology2013

Visual function in preterm infants: visualizing the brain to improve prognosis.

Vann Chau, Margot J Taylor, Steven P Miller

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Review in Documenta ophthalmologica. Advances in ophthalmology, 2013. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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5citing papers in PubMed
2.5field-weighted citation impact, top 10% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

5 citing papers in PubMed, 18 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Vann ChauDepartment of Pediatrics (Neurology), University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada.
Margot J Taylor
Steven P Miller
Mental Health Research Canada · CAUniversity of British Columbia · CAUniversity of Toronto · CA

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Considerable development of the visual system occurs in the third trimester of life, a time when very preterm-born infants are in a neonatal intensive care unit (NICU). Their very early birth during a period of rapid and marked neurodevelopment and their clinical course makes them a very high-risk population. A range of different events impacts brain development and the visual system, leading to significant long-term visual dysfunction. Improved neuroimaging techniques provide an important window on the early brain and visual system development of these vulnerable infants. Greater understanding of the etiology of visual impairment subsequent to preterm birth and the timing of critical processes will allow early recognition and the earlier implementations of interventions. In the longer term, this will help clinicians optimize NICU practice to reduce the incidence of visual dysfunction in these children.

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BrainChildDiagnostic ImagingFemaleHumansInfantInfant, NewbornInfant, PrematureLeukomalacia, PeriventricularMagnetic Resonance ImagingNeuronal PlasticityPregnancyPrognosisTomography, X-Ray ComputedUltrasonographyVision Disorders

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PMID23761036
OpenAlexW2082475041

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