ArticleThe British journal of ophthalmology2020
Visual function is reduced in young adults formerly born prematurely: a population-based study.
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- Visual acuity outcomes up to 12 years and risk factors for visual impairment in a national cohort of extremely preterm born children - The Extremely Preterm Infants in Sweden Study (EXPRESS).Acta ophthalmologica · 2026Article
- Visuospatial outcomes of a prospective national cohort of young adults with very low birthweight.Pediatric research · 2025Article
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- Ophthalmological outcome of 6.5 years children treated for retinopathy of prematurity: a Swedish register study.The British journal of ophthalmology · 2023Article
- Impact of postnatal steroids on peripheral avascular retina and severity of retinopathy of prematurity.Pediatric research · 2023Article
- Does prematurity "per se" cause visual deficits in preterm infants without retinopathy of prematurity?Eye (London, England) · 2023Article
- SYVN1 Promotes STAT3 Protein Ubiquitination and Exerts Antiangiogenesis Effects in Retinopathy of Prematurity Development.Investigative ophthalmology & visual science · 2023Article
- [Ophthalmological long-term sequelae of premature birth-Persisting into adulthood : Eye development and premature birth anamnesis].Die Ophthalmologie · 2023Review
- Visual acuity, amblyopia, and vision-related quality of life in preterm adults with and without ROP: results from the Gutenberg prematurity eye study.Eye (London, England) · 2023Article
- Visual Acuity and Contrast Sensitivity in Preterm and Full-Term Children Using a Novel Digital Test.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
- Neurosensory Alterations in Retinopathy of Prematurity: A Window to Neurological Impairments Associated to Preterm Birth.Biomedicines · 2022Review
- Association Between Retinal Microanatomy in Preterm Infants and 9-Month Visual Acuity.JAMA ophthalmology · 2022Observational
- Ophthalmological Impairments at Five and a Half Years after Preterm Birth: EPIPAGE-2 Cohort Study.Journal of clinical medicine · 2022Article
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Abstract
aimsTo assess visual function in young adults born preterm and compare with full-term individuals of the same age.
methodsYoung adults, born preterm (birth weight ≤1500 g) in 1988-1990, previously included in a population-based study on the incidence of retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) in Stockholm County, Sweden were included. A control group of participants born at term, in the same area during the same time period, was used for comparison. Best-corrected visual acuities were assessed at distance and near with logMAR charts. Distance visual acuity was also measured with single symbols to calculate crowding. Visual fields were measured with Humphrey 24-2 and the mean deviation was noted. Contrast sensitivity was assessed with Vistech contrast sensitivity test and the area under the curve was calculated.
resultsFifty-nine preterm (females 37) and 44 full-term (females 18) individuals were included. All individuals were between 25 and 29 years of age. Preterm individuals had significantly lower distance visual acuity (mean -0.08 (SD 0.11) vs -0.14 (SD 0.07) logMAR, p=0.009), near visual acuity (mean -0.08 (SD 0.11) vs -0.13 (SD 0.06) logMAR, p=0.049), mean deviation (mean -1.09 (SD 1.13) vs -0.80 (SD 1.03) dB, p=0.05) and contrast sensitivity (mean 2.02 (SD 0.19) vs 2.16 (SD 0.14), p<0.001) in the better eye compared with full-term individuals. The differences in distance visual acuity and contrast sensitivity were also evident after excluding persons with previous ROP and neurological complications. In multivariable analyses, treated ROP was a risk factor for reduced near visual acuity and visual fields.
conclusionVisual function seems to be reduced in prematurely born individuals even in adulthood. The reason may be prematurity per se since individuals without previous ROP or neurological complications are also affected. SYNOPSIS: Visual function, assessed as visual acuity, visual fields and contrast sensitivity, was reduced in young adults born preterm and previously included in a population-based study on the incidence of retinopathy of prematurity, as compared with controls.
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