Ophthalmological follow‐up at 2 years of age of all children previously screened for retinopathy of prematurity: is it worthwhile?

. Purpose: To evaluate the extent to which ophthalmological follow‐up at 2 years of age of children born before 32 weeks gestation identifies obvious visual problems, strabismus and significant ametropia (target conditions). Methods: Of 172 children born during a period of 2.5 years from January 2000, 142 underwent an ophthalmological examination at a median age of 2.33 years. This included evaluation of visual behaviour, cover testing and...