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Growth in foetal life, infancy, and early childhood and the association with ocular biometry.

Jan Willem Lodewijk TidemanJan Roelof PollingVincent W V JaddoeJohannes R VingerlingCaroline C W Klaver
Published in: Ophthalmic & physiological optics : the journal of the British College of Ophthalmic Opticians (Optometrists) (2019)
Larger neonates had longer axial length and greater corneal radius of curvature. Growth during pregnancy and 2 years postnatally is the most important period underlying this association and may be partly genetically determined by genes associated with height.
Keyphrases
  • body mass index
  • optical coherence tomography
  • low birth weight
  • physical activity
  • preterm birth