Do infants of birth weight less than 1500 g require additional long term ophthalmic follow up?

British Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 90, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 451-455

  O'Connor, Anna R ^a   Stewart, C E ^b   Singh, J ^c   Fielder, A R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b CITY UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c MOORFIELDS EYE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMBLYOPIA; ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; CHILD; CHILD CARE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GESTATIONAL AGE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEWBORN; PATHOGENESIS; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; REFRACTION ERROR; RETROLENTAL FIBROPLASIA; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; STRABISMUS; UNITED KINGDOM; VERY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; VISION TEST;

AGE FACTORS; AMBLYOPIA; BIRTH WEIGHT; GESTATIONAL AGE; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; INFANT, VERY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; LONG-TERM CARE; PATIENT SELECTION; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; RETINOPATHY OF PREMATURITY; RISK FACTORS; VISION DISORDERS; VISION SCREENING;

EID: 33645276561     PISSN: 00071161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjo.2005.083550     Document Type: Article

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