Postnatal Head Growth Deficit Among Premature Infants Parallels Retinopathy of Prematurity and Insulin-like Growth Factor-1 Deficit

Abstract

The correlation between head and retinal growth is consistent with insulin growth factor-1 being one of the postnatal growth factors involved in this multifactorial process and also suggests that factors that contribute to retinopathy of prematurity during this critical period may also affect neurological dysfunction. Additional studies are required to establish this connection.