Open AccessMicrostructure changes of occipital white matter are responsible for visual problems in the 3–4-year-old very low birth weight children
Author(s) -
Anna Leśniak,
Izabela HermanSucharska,
Małgorzata Klimek,
Paulina Karcz,
A Kubatko-Zielińska,
Magdaleitecka,
Grażyna Dutkowska,
Bożena RomanowskaDixon,
Przemko Kwinta
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
indian journal of ophthalmology/indian journal of ophthalmology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.542
H-Index - 51
eISSN - 1998-3689
pISSN - 0301-4738
DOI - 10.4103/ijo.ijo_679_16
Subject(s) - medicine , white matter , low birth weight , white (mutation) , pediatrics , birth weight , ophthalmology , magnetic resonance imaging , pregnancy , radiology , genetics , biology , gene
The main aim of the study was to evaluate which factors affect the long-time visual function in preterm children, whether it is prematurity or retinopathy of prematurity or perhaps disturbances in the visual pathway.