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Purpose: To document the refractive errors in a cohort of children born before 32 weeks gestation.
Methods: All children born before 32 weeks gestation between 1 January 1990 and 31 December 1991 to mothers resident in the Northern Region of the National Health Service were examined at 2 years old (n = 558).
Results: Stage 3 or worse retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) was associated with myopia. In those not developing stage 3 or worse ROP, the refractive errors were myopia in 1.5%, hypermetropia >4 dioptres (D) in 5.4%, anisometropia >1 D in 1.1% and astigmatism >1.25 D in 5.7%.
Conclusion: The incidence of refractive errors in those not developing stage 3 or worse ROP was similar to that in the general population.
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Pennefather, P., Tin, W., Strong, N. et al. Refractive errors in children born before 32 weeks gestation. Eye 11, 736–743 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1038/eye.1997.188
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