Dry Eye Parameters and Lid Geometry in Adults Born Extremely, Very, and Moderately Preterm with and without ROP: Results from the Gutenberg Prematurity Eye Study.

Achim FießClara Hufschmidt-MerizianSandra GißlerUlrike HampelEva MildenbergerMichael S UrschitzFred ZeppBernhard StoffelnsNorbert PfeifferAlexander K Schuster

Published in: Journal of clinical medicine (2022)

Our analyses indicate that perinatal history affects ocular surface properties, tear production and lid geometry in adults born term and preterm. This might indicate that affected persons have a predisposition to diseases of the corneal surface such as the dry eye disease.

Keyphrases

low birth weight
gestational age
preterm infants
preterm birth
pregnant women