Visual cortical function in very low birth weight infants without retinal or cerebral pathology

Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science

Volumn 52, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 9091-9098

  Hou, Chuan ^a   Norcia, Anthony M ^a,b   Madan, Ashima ^c,d   Tith, Solina ^b   Agarwal, Rashi ^c   Good, William V ^a  

^a SMITH KETTLEWELL EYE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d Healthy Start Pediatrics   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTRAST; CONTROLLED STUDY; EVOKED VISUAL RESPONSE; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPATIAL FREQUENCY DISCRIMINATION; VERY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL CORTEX; VISUAL STIMULATION; VISUAL SYSTEM FUNCTION; BRAIN; NEWBORN; PATHOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; RETINA; VISUAL SYSTEM;

BRAIN; EVOKED POTENTIALS, VISUAL; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, VERY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MALE; PREMATURE BIRTH; RETINA; VISUAL CORTEX; VISUAL PATHWAYS;

EID: 84857097660     PISSN: 01460404     EISSN: 15525783     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1167/iovs.11-7458     Document Type: Article

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