Association of Birth Weight with Central and Peripheral Corneal Thickness in Adulthood-Results from the Population-Based German Gutenberg Health Study

• Main Authors: Achim Fieß (Author), Michael S. Urschitz (Author), Susanne Marx-Groß (Author), Markus Nagler (Author), Philipp S. Wild (Author), Thomas Münzel (Author), Manfred E. Beutel (Author), Karl J. Lackner (Author), Norbert Pfeiffer (Author), Alexander K. Schuster (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2021-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<b>Purpose:</b> Low birth weight (BW) is associated with altered ocular geometry such as a steeper corneal shape in adulthood. However, it is unclear whether low birth weight affects corneal thickness development in the center or periphery in adulthood which may contribute to ocular dise...