Factors That Influence Refractive Changes in the First Year of Myopia Development in Premature Infants

Table 1

SEs from 36 weeks to one year of postmenstrual age.

Postmenstrual age		Refraction (D)
36 w	437	+1.12 ± 2.10
38 w	411	+1.88 ± 1.89
40 w	382	+2.78 ± 1.73
42 w	213	+3.29 ± 1.78
44 w	144	+3.59 ± 1.59
46 w	137	+3.62 ± 1.77
48 w	102	+3.40 ± 1.46
3 m	146	+3.09 ± 1.60
6 m	199	+2.26 ± 1.71
9 m	69	+1.24 ± 1.20
12 m	67	+0.64 ± 1.12

SE, spherical equivalent; , weeks; m, months; , number of eyes; D, diopter.