Ocular fundus morphology in preterm children: Influence of gestational age, birth size, perinatal morbidity, and postnatal growth

Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science

Volumn 38, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 1184-1192

  Hellström, Ann ^a,b   Hård, Anna Lena ^a   Chen, Yahua ^a   Niklasson, Aimon ^a   Albertsson Wikland, Kerstin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^b SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

develoment; morphometry; optic disc; prematurity; retinal vasculature

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; EYE FUNDUS; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OPTIC DISK; PERINATAL MORBIDITY; POSTNATAL GROWTH; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA BLOOD VESSEL;

BIRTH WEIGHT; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; FUNDUS OCULI; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; MALE; MORBIDITY; OPTIC DISK; PHOTOGRAPHY; REFERENCE VALUES; RETINAL VESSELS; SEX CHARACTERISTICS;

EID: 1842374470     PISSN: 01460404     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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