Association Between Severe Retinopathy of Prematurity and Nonvisual Disabilities at Age 5 Years

Severe retinopathy of prematurity is a serious complication of neonatal intensive care for preterm infants.1,2 Before effective screening and treatment became available, approximately 5% of infants with birth weights of 1250 g or less had visual acuity of 20/200 or worse at 5.5 years.3 In such children, the severity of retinopathy was a predictor of functional disability in multiple domains.1 Although the incidence of severe retinopathy has...