Ophthalmological follow-up at 2years of age of all children previously screened for retinopathy of prematurity: Is it worthwhile?

Acta Ophthalmologica Scandinavica

Volumn 84, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 631-635

  Hård, Anna Lena ^a   Hellström, Ann ^a,b  

^a QUEEN SILVIA CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Follow up; Refractive error; Retinopathy of prematurity; Strabismus; Visual impairment

Indexed keywords

ACCOMMODATION PARALYSIS; AGE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYOTHERAPY; FOLLOW UP; GESTATIONAL AGE; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; LOW LEVEL LASER THERAPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFRACTION ERROR; REFRACTOMETRY; RETROLENTAL FIBROPLASIA; SCREENING TEST; STRABISMUS;

CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; REFRACTIVE ERRORS; RETINOPATHY OF PREMATURITY; VISION DISORDERS; VISION SCREENING;

EID: 33748274321     PISSN: 13953907     EISSN: 16000420     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0420.2006.00706.x     Document Type: Article

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