Visual perceptive functioning in Japanese schoolchildren born with very low birth weight
This is the first study to evaluate the visual perception of schoolchildren born weighing < 1500 g in Japan. We report lower scores of WAVES' subtests on processing speed in these children, implying they might have increased risk of poor school performance and learning disabilities.
Authors
- Tomohito Okumura
- Akira Ashida (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5972-946X)
- Shuichi Shimakawa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4387-9978)
- Hikaru Tsuda‐Kitahara
- Miho Fukui
Institutions
- Osaka Ohtani University (JP)
- Osaka Medical and Pharmaceutical University (JP)
- Osaka University of Pharmaceutical Sciences (JP)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Pediatrics
- Published
- 2025-08-26
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12887-025-06023-7
- Primary Topic
- Retinopathy of Prematurity Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Japan Society for the Promotion of Science