Johan Sjöstrand1, Maria Nilsson2, Abinaya Priya Venkataraman3, Zoran Popovic1,4, Kerstin Hellgren5,6. 1. Section of Ophthalmology, Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden. 2. Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Division of Eye and Vision, Unit of Optometry, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden. 3. Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Division of Eye and Vision, Unit of Optometry, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden. abinaya.venkataraman@ki.se. 4. Department of Ophthalmology, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Gothenburg, Region Västra Götaland, Sweden. 5. Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Division of Eye and Vision, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden. 6. Astrid Lindgren Children's Hospital, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden.
Abstract
OBJECTIVES: To characterize changes of foveal topography and microstructure of persisting foveal immaturity at 6.5 years of age in children born extremely preterm without retinopathy of prematurity (EPT-NoROP). METHODS: Images from previous optical coherence tomography examinations of 37 EPT-NoROP and 92 control eyes were selected from a regional cohort of the EXPRESS (Extremely Preterm Infants in Sweden) study. Thickness of ganglion cell + inner plexiform layer (GCL+), outer nuclear layer (ONL), retinal thickness (RT) at the foveal centre (FC), foveal depth (FD) and RT at the foveal rim were evaluated. RESULTS: Layer thickness of GCL+, ONL and RT was increased at FC in the EPT-NoROP group. More than two-thirds had thickness values above the control limit (control mean +2 SD) at FC (GCL + 68%, ONL 76%, and RT 68%), and 50% had reduced FD compared to controls. All parameters showed a high correlation within the EPT-NoROP group, whereas no or weaker correlation was seen in control eyes. The EPT-NoROP sub-groups, divided based on the control limit, did not differ in terms of associated factors such as gestational age, birth weight, visual acuity, and refraction. CONCLUSIONS: Extreme prematurity without impact of ROP is associated with increased GCL + , ONL, and RT thickness at FC as well as reduced FD compared to full-term controls at age 6.5. This indicates that prematurity per se may have a profound effect on foveal anatomical maturation during the first months after birth. Our results suggest RT at FC to be a simple and useful measure of foveal anatomical immaturity.
OBJECTIVES: To characterize changes of foveal topography and microstructure of persisting foveal immaturity at 6.5 years of age in children born extremely preterm without retinopathy of prematurity (EPT-NoROP). METHODS: Images from previous optical coherence tomography examinations of 37 EPT-NoROP and 92 control eyes were selected from a regional cohort of the EXPRESS (Extremely Preterm Infants in Sweden) study. Thickness of ganglion cell + inner plexiform layer (GCL+), outer nuclear layer (ONL), retinal thickness (RT) at the foveal centre (FC), foveal depth (FD) and RT at the foveal rim were evaluated. RESULTS: Layer thickness of GCL+, ONL and RT was increased at FC in the EPT-NoROP group. More than two-thirds had thickness values above the control limit (control mean +2 SD) at FC (GCL + 68%, ONL 76%, and RT 68%), and 50% had reduced FD compared to controls. All parameters showed a high correlation within the EPT-NoROP group, whereas no or weaker correlation was seen in control eyes. The EPT-NoROP sub-groups, divided based on the control limit, did not differ in terms of associated factors such as gestational age, birth weight, visual acuity, and refraction. CONCLUSIONS: Extreme prematurity without impact of ROP is associated with increased GCL + , ONL, and RT thickness at FC as well as reduced FD compared to full-term controls at age 6.5. This indicates that prematurity per se may have a profound effect on foveal anatomical maturation during the first months after birth. Our results suggest RT at FC to be a simple and useful measure of foveal anatomical immaturity.
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