Convergence and Accommodation Development Is Preprogrammed in Premature Infants.

@article{Horwood2015ConvergenceAA,
  title={Convergence and Accommodation Development Is Preprogrammed in Premature Infants.},
  author={Anna M. Horwood and Sonia S Toor and Patricia M. Riddell},
  journal={Investigative ophthalmology \& visual science},
  year={2015},
  volume={56 9},
  pages={
          5370-80
        }
}
PURPOSE This study investigated whether vergence and accommodation development in preterm infants is preprogrammed or is driven by experience. METHODS Thirty-two healthy infants, born at mean 34 weeks gestation (range, 31.2-36 weeks), were compared with 45 healthy full-term infants (mean 40.0 weeks) over a 6-month period, starting at 4 to 6 weeks postnatally. Simultaneous accommodation and convergence to a detailed target were measured using a Plusoptix PowerRefII infrared photorefractor as a… 
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