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dc.contributor.authorFieß, Achim-
dc.contributor.authorGrabitz, Stephanie D.-
dc.contributor.authorMildenberger, Eva-
dc.contributor.authorUrschitz, Michael S.-
dc.contributor.authorFauer, Agnes-
dc.contributor.authorHampel, Ulrike-
dc.contributor.authorWasielica-Poslednik, Joanna-
dc.contributor.authorZepp, Fred-
dc.contributor.authorPfeiffer, Norbert-
dc.contributor.authorSchuster, Alexander K.-
dc.date.accessioned2023-04-14T10:28:29Z-
dc.date.available2023-04-14T10:28:29Z-
dc.date.issued2023-
dc.identifier.urihttps://openscience.ub.uni-mainz.de/handle/20.500.12030/8926-
dc.description.abstractPurpose: Prematurity, prenatal growth restriction, and retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) are associated with altered ocular geometry, such as a steeper corneal shape in childhood, but it is unclear whether perinatal history affects corneal thickness development, so this study investigated whether corneal thickness in adulthood is affected by perinatal history. Marterials and Methods: The Gutenberg Prematurity Eye Study (GPES) is a retrospective cohort study with a prospective ophthalmologic examination in Germany. The corneal thickness was measured by Scheimpflug imaging (Pentacam HR, Oculus Optikgeräte GmbH, Wetzlar, Germany), and the relationship between perinatal parameters respective birth weight percentile and corneal thickness at different locations was assessed using uni- and multivariable linear regression models. Covariates included age, sex, mean corneal radius, white-to-white distance, gestational age, birth weight percentile, ROP occurrence, and treatment. The main outcome measures were corneal thickness at the apex, the pupil center, and the corneal periphery. Results: The corneal thickness was measured in 390 participants (754 eyes, mean age 29.7+/-8.7 years, 224 females). In multivariable analyses, a lower birth weight percentile was associated with a lower corneal thickness at the apex (B = 0.20, p = 0.003) and the pupil (B = 0.19, p = 0.007). These effects diminished towards the corneal periphery and were not observed beyond the 4-mm diameter circle around the thinnest corneal position. Neither gestational age, ROP occurrence, or ROP treatment affected the corneal thickness. Conclusion: A lower birth weight percentile in subjects born preterm as a proxy for restricted fetal growth is associated with corneal thickness thinning in adults aged 18 to 52 years, indicating that corneal thickness development, particularly in the corneal center, may originate in the fetal stage.en_GB
dc.language.isoengde
dc.rightsCC BY-NC-ND*
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/*
dc.subject.ddc610 Medizinde_DE
dc.subject.ddc610 Medical sciencesen_GB
dc.titleA lower birth weight percentile is associated with central corneal thickness thinning : results from the Gutenberg Prematurity Eye Study (GPES)en_GB
dc.typeZeitschriftenaufsatzde
dc.identifier.doihttp://doi.org/10.25358/openscience-8910-
jgu.type.contenttypeScientific articlede
jgu.type.dinitypearticleen_GB
jgu.type.versionPublished versionde
jgu.type.resourceTextde
jgu.organisation.departmentFB 04 Medizinde
jgu.organisation.number2700-
jgu.organisation.nameJohannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz-
jgu.rights.accessrightsopenAccess-
jgu.journal.titleJournal of optometryde
jgu.journal.volume16de
jgu.pages.start143de
jgu.pages.end150de
jgu.publisher.year2023-
jgu.publisher.nameElsevierde
jgu.publisher.placeMadridde
jgu.publisher.issn1989-1342de
jgu.organisation.placeMainz-
jgu.subject.ddccode610de
jgu.publisher.doi10.1016/j.optom.2022.07.001de
jgu.organisation.rorhttps://ror.org/023b0x485-
jgu.subject.dfgLebenswissenschaftende
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