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ArticleEye (London, England)2015

Cup-to-disc and arteriole-to-venule ratios in preterm birth.

J Kim, D Y Choi, K-A Park, S Y Oh

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Article in Eye (London, England), 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

J KimLaboratory of Vascular Biology and Stem Cells, Graduate School of Medical Science and Engineering, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), Daejeon, Republic of Korea.
D Y ChoiDepartment of Ophthalmology, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
K-A ParkDepartment of Ophthalmology, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
S Y OhDepartment of Ophthalmology, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
Samsung Medical Center · KRSungkyunkwan University · KR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

aimsTo investigate the influence of preterm birth on the optic disc and retinal vessels by measurements of cup-to-disc (C/D) ratio and arteriole-to-venule (A/V) ratio.

methodsEighty-three eyes of 42 preterm births were included. In the age- and sex-matched control group, 83 eyes of 42 full-term births were used. Fundus color photographs were taken. ImageJ software was used to calculate C/D and A/V ratios from the fundus images.

resultsFundus photographs were taken at 8.01 ± 2.22 years of age for the preterm group and 8.01 ± 2.13 years of age for the control group. The mean gestational age of the preterm group was 27(4)/7 weeks (range, 24-34 weeks). The preterm group had significantly larger C/D ratio and smaller A/V ratio (mean ± standard deviation: 0.46 ± 0.12 and 0.59 ± 0.08, respectively) than the control group (0.36 ± 0.07 and 0.68 ± 0.07, respectively) after spherical equivalent refractive error was adjusted.

conclusionsPreterm birth is significantly associated with larger C/D ratio and smaller A/V ratio. These findings show the effect of preterm birth on the development of optic disc and retinal vessel development.

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Diagnostic Techniques, OphthalmologicalInfant, PrematureArteriolesCase-Control StudiesFemaleFundus OculiGestational AgeHumansImage Processing, Computer-AssistedInfant, NewbornMaleOptic DiskPhotographyRefractive ErrorsRetinal VesselsRetinopathy of Prematurity

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PMID26088678
PMCPMC4565957
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