Association of Birth Parameters with OCT Measured Macular and Retinal Nerve Fiber Layer Thickness
Aims: To examine whether birth parameters have associations with macular and retinal nerve fiber layer (RNFL) thickness measurements.
Methods: The Sydney Myopia Study examined secondary school children for ocular conditions, with all eligible Year 7 students from 21 high schools invited to participate. Macular and RNFL measurements were acquired from optical coherence tomography (OCT) scans. Birth variables, including birth weight and gestational duration, were obtained from parental questionnaires and health records. Mixed linear models were used in analyses, after adjusting for age, gender, height, axial length and ethnicity.
Results: 1,756 and 1,698 children had adequate quality scans of ...
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