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Abstract #23880 Published in IGR 11-2
Birth weight and optic nerve head parameters
Samarawickrama C; Huynh SC; Liew G; Burlutsky G; Mitchell POphthalmology 2009; 116: 1112-1118
PURPOSE: To assess the relationship of birth weight, birth length, and head circumference as proxy markers of intrauterine growth, cup/disc ratio, and other optic disc parameters measured using optical coherence tomography (OCT). DESIGN: Population-based cross sectional analysis. PARTICIPANTS: The Sydney Childhood Eye Study examined 2353 primarily 12-year-old children from 21 randomly selected secondary schools during 2003 to 2005. METHODS: Of 2353 children examined, 2134 (90.7%) had OCT scans (Zeiss Stratus OCT, Carl Zeiss Meditec, Dublin, CA) and are included in this study. The "fast" optic disc scan protocol was used. Birth weight, birth length, and head circumference were ascertained from health records. Height and weight were measured using standardized protocols, body mass index (BMI) was defined as weight (kilograms)/ height squared (meters), and sociodemographic information was collected in a questionnaire completed by parents. Low birth weight was defined as birth weight Centre for Vision Research, Department of Ophthalmology and Westmead Millennium Institute, University of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. 15 MiscellaneousClassification:
2.14 Optic disc (Part of: 2 Anatomical structures in glaucoma)
