The role of preterm birth, retinopathy of prematurity and perinatal factors on corneal aberrations in adulthood: Results from the Gutenberg prematurity eye study.

Achim FießLina Amalia BergerJana C RiedlEva MildenbergerMichael S UrschitzUlrike HampelJoanna Wasielica-PoslednikFred ZeppBernhard StoffelnsNorbert PfeifferAlexander K Schuster

Published in: Ophthalmic & physiological optics : the journal of the British College of Ophthalmic Opticians (Optometrists) (2022)

Perinatal factors, particularly low birth weight percentile and ROP treatment lead to a more irregular corneal shape in adulthood, thereby reducing optical image quality and potentially contributing to reduced visual acuity and altered refractive error.

Keyphrases

low birth weight
preterm birth
image quality
human milk
preterm infants
gestational age
pregnant women
depressive symptoms
cataract surgery
computed tomography
optical coherence tomography
high resolution
wound healing
magnetic resonance imaging
dual energy
high speed
gene expression
mass spectrometry