Dynamics of Human Foveal Development after Premature Birth

• Published in: Ophthalmology (Rochester, Minn.) Vol. 118; no. 12; pp. 2315 - 2325
• Main Authors: Maldonado, Ramiro S., MD, O'Connell, Rachelle V., BS, Sarin, Neeru, MD, Freedman, Sharon F., MD, Wallace, David K., MD, MPH, Cotten, C. Michael, MD, Winter, Katrina P., BS, Stinnett, Sandra, DrPH, Chiu, Stephanie J., BS, Izatt, Joseph A., PhD, Farsiu, Sina, PhD, Toth, Cynthia A., MD
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY Elsevier Inc 01.12.2011; Elsevier
• Subjects: Adolescent; Adult; Biological and medical sciences; Cell Movement; Child; Child, Preschool; Female; Fovea Centralis - growth & development; Gestational Age; Humans; Imaging, Three-Dimensional; Infant; Infant, Newborn; Infant, Premature - growth & development; Macular Edema - diagnosis; Male; Medical sciences; Middle Aged; Miscellaneous; Ophthalmology; Pregnancy; Premature Birth - pathology; Prospective Studies; Time Factors; Tomography, Optical Coherence; Young Adult; Human; Premature; Macula; Dynamics; Development; Ophthalmology; Birth

Purpose To determine the dynamic morphologic development of the human fovea in vivo using portable spectral domain-optical coherence tomography (SD-OCT). Design Prospective, observational case series. Paticipants Thirty-one prematurely born neonates, 9 children, and 9 adults. Methods Sixty-two neona...