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A total of 169 11-year-olds who were born at term were recruited as control subjects and examined under the same conditions.<\/jats:p><jats:p>Results. A total of 448 of the original cohort were traced, and 254 consented to a further examination. Compared with the control group, the follow-up cohort differed significantly with reduced visual functions and increased incidence of both myopia and strabismus. Compared with published data, eye size was smaller in the low birth weight cohort. To summarize the ophthalmic data, we defined ophthalmic morbidity as visual acuity below 0.0 log units or the presence of strabismus, myopia, color vision defect, or visual field defect. The rate of ophthalmic morbidity was 50.8% (n = 129\/254) in the study cohort compared with 19.5% (n = 33\/169) in the control group. The highest rate of ophthalmic morbidity was associated with severe ROP (stages 3\/4), although those with no ROP had a less favorable outcome than the control group.<\/jats:p><jats:p>Conclusion. This study shows that low birth weight children are at increased risk of visual impairments compared with children who are born at full term. Visual impairments are associated with low birth weight per se and severe ROP. Regressed mild ROP is only a risk factor for strabismus. 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