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SUBMITTER: Allred EN
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4057649 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Jun
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Journal of AAPOS : the official publication of the American Association for Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus 20140601 3
<h4>Purpose</h4>To explain why very preterm newborns who develop retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) appear to be at increased risk of abnormalities of both brain structure and function.<h4>Methods</h4>A total of 1,085 children born at <28 weeks' gestation had clinically indicated retinal examinations and had a developmental assessment at 2 years corrected age. Relationships between ROP categories and brain abnormalities were explored using logistic regression models with adjustment for potential c ...[more]