Prevalence of strabismus and risk factors in adults born preterm with and without retinopathy of prematurity: results from the Gutenberg Prematurity Eye study

CONCLUSION: Low GA and refraction of the eye are independent risk factors for strabismus, which typically occurs in the first 10 years of life. Perinatal adverse events are the most important factors for the presence of nystagmus in adulthood.PMID:38503479 | DOI:10.1136/bjo-2023-324698

Source: The British Journal of Ophthalmology - March 19, 2024 Category: Opthalmology Authors: Achim Fie ß Kim Dautzenberg Sandra Gi ßler Eva Mildenberger Michael S Urschitz Heike M Elflein Panagiotis Laspas Bernhard M Stoffelns Norbert Pfeiffer Alexander K Schuster Source Type: research