Blindness is decreasing among children born preterm during the last four decades in Denmark

Purpose Children born preterm are believed to be at increased risk of visual impairment (VI). The increased survival rate of extremely preterm children may have changed the spectrum of diseases occurring postnatally. The aim of this study was to analyse the prevalence and causes of VI in an ex‐prete...

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Published in:Acta ophthalmologica (Oxford, England) England), 2024-08, Vol.102 (5), p.610-617
Main Authors: Al‐Abaiji, Hajer A., Nissen, Kamilla, Slidsborg, Carina, La Cour, Morten, Kessel, Line
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Blindness
Blindness - epidemiology
Blindness - etiology
Child
Child, Preschool
Children
Comorbidity
Complications
Denmark - epidemiology
Female
Follow-Up Studies
Gestational Age
Humans
Infant
Infant, Newborn
Infant, Premature
Intensive care units
Male
Neonates
Population studies
Premature birth
prematurity
Prevalence
Registries
Retinopathy
retinopathy of prematurity
Retinopathy of Prematurity - epidemiology
Retrospective Studies
Risk Factors
Visual Acuity
Visual impairment
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Summary:Purpose Children born preterm are believed to be at increased risk of visual impairment (VI). The increased survival rate of extremely preterm children may have changed the spectrum of diseases occurring postnatally. The aim of this study was to analyse the prevalence and causes of VI in an ex‐preterm Danish population during the last 4 decades. Methods The study was based on the National Register of Blind and Visually Impaired Children (NRVIC). Ex‐preterms born at gestational age (GA)
ISSN:1755-375X
1755-3768
1755-3768
DOI:10.1111/aos.16625