AAP News Vol. 13 No. 8 August 1997, p. 3
© 1997 American Academy of Pediatrics
This Article
Right arrow Full Text (PDF)
Right arrow Alert me when this article is cited
Right arrow Alert me if a correction is posted
Services
Right arrow E-mail this article to a friend
Right arrow Similar articles in this journal
Right arrow Alert me to new issues of the journal
Right arrow Add to My File Cabinet
Right arrow Download to citation manager
Right arrow reprints & permissions
Citing Articles
Right arrow Citing Articles via Google Scholar
Google Scholar
Right arrow Search for Related Content

 Previous Article  |  Next Article 

Low birthweight, vision

Very low birthweight children are at risk for subtle vision defects that ultimately can affect IQ scores, according to English researchers.

Subjects, ages 11 to 13, were tested for visual function. Study participants included 137 very low birthweight children (620 to 1500 g), and 163 normal birthweight controls. Researchers measured children's IQ and tested monocular visual acuity, strabismus, stereoscopic vision, sensitivities to contrasts, and gross and fine motor skills.

Approximately 63 percent of the very low birthweight group had measurable vision problems compared to 39 percent of controls.