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Am J Ophthalmol. Author manuscript; available in PMC 2016 December 01. Published in final edited form as: Am J Ophthalmol. 2015 December ; 160(6): 1296–1308.e2. doi:10.1016/j.ajo.2015.09.015.
Thinner Retinal Nerve Fiber Layer in Very Preterm versus Term Infants and Relationship to Brain Anatomy and Neurodevelopment
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Adam L. Rothman, MD1, Monica B. Sevilla, MS1, Shwetha Mangalesh, MBBS1, Kathryn E. Gustafson, PhD2, Laura Edwards, MD2, C. Michael Cotten, MD, MHS2, Joshua S. Shimony, MD, PhD3, Carolyn E. Pizoli, MD, PhD2, Mays A. El-Dairi, MD1,2, Sharon F. Freedman, MD1,2, and Cynthia A. Toth, MD1,4 1Department
of Ophthalmology, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC, 27710, USA
2Department
of Pediatrics, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC, 27710, USA
3
Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, 63110, USA
4Department
of Biomedical Engineering, Pratt School of Engineering, Duke University, Durham, NC 27708, USA
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Purpose—To assess retinal nerve fiber layer (RNFL) thickness at term-equivalent age in very preterm (