These findings do not support adding AA+DHA to formulas containing 10% energy as linoleic acid and 1% energy as alpha-linolenic acid to enhance growth, visual acuity, information processing, general development, language, or temperament in healthy, term infants during the first 14 months after birth.infant development, breast feeding, infant formula, long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids, docosahexaenoic acid.

ROP remains a common important problem among infants with birth weights of <1251 g. The incidence of ROP, time of onset, rate of progression, and time of onset of prethreshold disease have changed little since the CRYO-ROP natural-history study.

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SUMMARY The ‘acuity card’ procedure described here is a simplified method of testing visual acuity of infants and young children, and has been developed to allow preferential looking to be assessed in a laboratory or clinic. A higher proportion of children can be tested successfully than has been reported for more traditional procedures. Initial studies indicate that the acuity card procedure is a fast, accurate method for assessing the acuity of normal infants and children, and those with visual or neurological impairments, across a wide age‐range and in both clinical and laboratory settings. RÉSUMÉ Le procédé de la ‘carte d'acuité’ décrit dans cet article est une méthode simplifiée pour évaluer l'acuité visuelle de nourrissons et jeunes enfants, qui a été développé pour permettre d'apprécier le regard préférentiel dans un laboratoire ou une clinique. Une proportion plus élévee d'enfant peut être évaluée que ce qui a été rapporté avec des procédés plus traditionnels. Les premières études révèlent que le procédé de la carte d'acuité est une méthode rapide et précise pour apprécier l'acuité des nourrissons et enfants normaux, et ceux qui présentent des troubles visuels ou neurologiques, sur une large étendue d'âge et en clinique comme en laboratoire. ZUSAMMENFASSUNG Die hier beschriebene Anwendung der Acuity Card ist eine vereinfachte Methode, um die Sehschärfe bei Säuglingen und Kleinkindern zu testen; sie ist entwickelt worden, um die Bevorzugung des einen oder anderen Auges in Sehlabors oder Kliniken zu beurteilen. Hiermit können mehr Kinder erfolgreich getestet werden als mit den herkömmlichen Methoden. Vorläufige Untersuchungen zeigen, daß die Anwendung der Acuity Card eine schnelle und genaue Methode darstellt, um iiber ein breites Spektrum sowohl in der Klinik als auch in Sehlabors die Sehschärfe bei gesunden Säuglingen und Kleinkindern und bei Kindern mit visuellen oder neurologischen Storungen zu bestimmen.

Purpose To report the prevalence of myopia and high myopia in children <6 years of age born preterm with birth weights <1251 g who developed high-risk prethreshold retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) and who participated in the Early Treatment for ROP (ETROP) trial. Methods Surviving children from the cohort of 401 participants who had developed high-risk prethreshold ROP in one or both eyes underwent cycloplegic retinoscopy at 6 and 9 months corrected age and yearly between 2 and 6 years postnatal age. Eyes were randomized to receive treatment at high-risk prethreshold ROP or conventional management, with treatment only if threshold ROP developed. Myopia (spherical equivalent ≥0.25 D) or high myopia (≥5.00 D) in eyes at 4, 5, and 6 year examinations was reported. Results At ages 4, 5, and 6 years, there was no difference in the percentage of eyes with myopia (range, 64.8%–69.9%) and eyes with high myopia (range, 35.3%–39.4%) between earlier treated (ET) and conventionally managed eyes (CM). Conclusions Approximately two-thirds of eyes with high-risk prethreshold ROP during the neonatal period are likely to be myopic into the preschool and early school years. In addition, the increase in the proportion of eyes with high myopia that had been observed in both ET and CM eyes between ages 6 months and 3 years does not continue between ages 3 and 6 years.

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