Ocular fundus abnormalities in children born before 29 weeks of gestation: A population-based study

Eye (Basingstoke)

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 324-329

  Hellström, Ann ^a   Hård, Anna Lena ^a   Svensson, Elisabeth ^b   Niklasson, Almon ^a  

^a QUEEN SILVIA CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b CHALMERS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Digital image analysis; Optic nerve morphology; Preterm birth; Retinal vessels; Rim area

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAIN INJURY; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EYE FUNDUS; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; OPHTHALMOSCOPY; OPTIC DISK; OPTIC NERVE; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREMATURITY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RETINA BLOOD VESSEL; RETINA DISEASE; SCHOOL CHILD;

EID: 0342656208     PISSN: 0950222X     EISSN: 14765454     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/eye.2000.81     Document Type: Article

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