Open AccessLong-term effect of high-dose supplementation with DHA on visual function at school age in children born at <33 wk gestational age: results from a follow-up of a randomized controlled trial
Author(s) -
Carly Molloy,
Sacha Stokes,
Maria Makrides,
Carmel T Collins,
Peter J. Anderson,
Lex W. Doyle
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
american journal of clinical nutrition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.608
H-Index - 336
eISSN - 1938-3207
pISSN - 0002-9165
DOI - 10.3945/ajcn.115.114710
Subject(s) - randomized controlled trial , medicine , gestational age , small for gestational age , term (time) , pediatrics , pregnancy , biology , physics , genetics , quantum mechanics
Children born preterm are at risk of visual-processing impairments. Several lines of evidence have contributed to the rationale that docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) supplementation of preterm infants may improve outcomes in visual processing.
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