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Subfoveal choroidal thickness at age 9 years in relation to clinical and perinatal characteristics in the population-based Generation R Study.

Kevser Zehra BiyikJan Willem Lodewijk TidemanJan Roelof PollingGabriëlle H S BuitendijkVincent V W JaddoeMichael LarsenCaroline C W Klaver
Published in: Acta ophthalmologica (2019)
The subfoveal choroid was thicker in girls than in boys, and higher body height, higher birthweight and larger size for gestational age were associated with a thicker subfoveal choroid. The implications of these findings for myopia development need further evaluation in longitudinal studies.
Keyphrases
  • gestational age
  • birth weight
  • preterm birth
  • optical coherence tomography
  • body mass index
  • pregnant women
  • cross sectional
  • optic nerve
  • physical activity
  • weight gain
  • case control
  • age related macular degeneration