Vision Problems In Children Born Preterm - What Are The Risk Factors?

Visual impairment in extremely preterm children is mainly due to Retinopathy Of Prematurity (ROP), although cerebral damage, often referred to as cerebral visual impairment, can also be a cause amongst those born extremely premature.
A study published in Archives of Ophthalmology shows that both cerebral damage and ROP seem to be independently linked to visual impairment amongst extremely premature born preschool children.
Carina Slidsborg, M.D., from Denmark's Copenhagen University Hospital,

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