Adults Born Small for Gestational Age at Term Have Thinner Peripapillary Retinal Nerve Fiber Layers Than Controls.

Achim Fieß Marilena BrandtEva MildenbergerMichael Siegfried UrschitzFelix Mathias WagnerStephanie Desiree GrabitzEsther Maria HoffmannNorbert PfeifferAlexander Konrad Schuster

Published in: Eye and brain (2022)

Our results indicate that restricted fetal growth affects neurologic tissue development of the optic nerve head, particularly in individuals born severely SGA at term. This indicates that fetal growth restriction may exert disturbances in the development of neurologic tissue, which persists in adulthood.

Keyphrases

gestational age
optic nerve
birth weight
optical coherence tomography
preterm birth
low birth weight
diabetic retinopathy
depressive symptoms
preterm infants
body mass index
early life