Lena Jacobson

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Journal article: ACTA PAEDIATRICA. 2024;113(11):2414-2422
Challenges of parenting children born before 24 weeks of gestation
Pivodic A; Hansson M; Loqvist C; Savman K; Elfvin A; Jacobson L; Dinkler L; Hallberg B; Ley D; Morsing E; Lundgren P; Gyllen J; Pfeiffer-Mosesson C; Hellstrom A
Article: LANCET REGIONAL HEALTH-EUROPE. 2023;32:100696
Visual outcome at 2.5 years of age in ω-3 and ω-6 long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acid supplemented preterm infants: a follow-up of a randomized controlled trial
Lundgren P; Jacobson L; Granse L; Hard A-L; Saevman K; Hansen-Pupp I; Ley D; Nilsson AK; Pivodic A; Smith LE; Hellstrom A
Article: LAKARTIDNINGEN. 2023;120:22108
[Survival and prematurity-related neonatal diagnoses among children born before 24 gestational weeks in Sweden 2007-2018].
Morsing E; Lundgren P; Hård A-L; Rakow A; Hellström-Westas L; Jacobson L; Johnson M; Nilsson S; Ley D; Sävman K; Hellström A
Article: FRONTIERS IN NEUROSCIENCE. 2023;17:1143044
Case report: Bilateral damage to the immature optic radiation and secondary massive loss of retinal ganglion cells causing tunnel vision
Nilsson M; Lennartsson F; Ohnell HM; Granse L; Jacobson L
Article: BMJ OPEN. 2022;12(8):e055567
Retrospective evaluation of ophthalmological and neurological outcomes for infants born before 24 weeks gestational age in a Swedish cohort
Hellstrom A; Jacobson L; Al-Hawasi A; Hellstrom-Westas L; Rakow A; Johnson M; Savman K; Holmstrom G; Larsson E; Granse L; Saric M; Sunnqvist B; Smith L; Hard A-L; Morsing E; Lundgren P
Article: ACTA PAEDIATRICA. 2022;111(8):1515-1525
National cohort of infants born before 24 gestational weeks showed increased survival rates but no improvement in neonatal morbidity
Lundgren P; Morsing E; Hard A-L; Rakow A; Hellstrom-Westas L; Jacobson L; Johnson M; Holmstrom G; Nilsson S; Smith LE; Savman K; Hellstrom A
Article: ACTA PAEDIATRICA. 2022;111(6):1167-1175
Neurodevelopmental disorders and somatic diagnoses in a national cohort of children born before 24 weeks of gestation
Morsing E; Lundgren P; Hard A-L; Rakow A; Hellstrom-Westas L; Jacobson L; Johnson M; Nilsson S; Smith LEH; Savman K; Hellstrom A
Article: ACTA PAEDIATRICA. 2021;110(2):528-536
Severity of retinopathy of prematurity was associated with a higher risk of cerebral dysfunction in young adults born extremely preterm
Jacobson L; Vollmer B; Kistner A; Bohm B
Article: FRONTIERS IN HUMAN NEUROSCIENCE. 2021;15:734193
Pre- and Postnatal Damage to the Retro-Geniculate Visual Pathways Cause Retinal Degeneration Predictive for Visual Function
Lennartsson F; Ohnell H; Jacobson L; Nilsson M
Article: BMJ OPEN OPHTHALMOLOGY. 2021;6(1):e000695
High rate and large intercentre variability in retreatment of retinopathy of prematurity in infants born <24 gestational weeks
Lundgren P; Jacobson L; Hard A-L; Al-Hawasi A; Larsson E; Granse L; Saric M; Sunnqvist B; Tornqvist K; Wallin A; Holmstrom GE; Le Smith L; Morsing E; Hellstrom A
Article: DEVELOPMENTAL MEDICINE AND CHILD NEUROLOGY. 2020;62(9):1100-1106
Retinal ganglion cell topography predicts visual field function in spastic cerebral palsy
Jacobson L; Lennartsson F; Nilsson M
Article: JOURNAL OF AAPOS. 2020;24(1):28.e1-28.e8
Cerebral visual impairment captured with a structured history inventory in extremely preterm born children aged 6.5 years
Hellgren K; Jacobson L; Frumento P; Bolk J; Aden U; Libertus ME; Benassi M
Article: NEURO-OPHTHALMOLOGY. 2019;43(6):363-370
Ganglion Cell Topography Indicates Pre- or Postnatal Damage to the Retro-Geniculate Visual System, Predicts Visual Field Function and May Identify Cerebral Visual Impairment in Children - A Multiple Case Study
Jacobson L; Lennartsson F; Nilsson M
Article: CHILD DEVELOPMENT. 2018;89(6):e494-e506
Motion Perception and Form Discrimination in Extremely Preterm School-Aged Children
Benassi M; Bolzani R; Forsman L; Aden U; Jacobson L; Giovagnoli S; Hellgren K
Article: FRONTIERS IN NEUROLOGY. 2018;9:321
Injuries to the Immature Optic Radiation Show Correlated Thinning of the Macular Ganglion Cell Layer
Lennartsson F; Nilsson M; Flodmark O; Jacobson L; Larsson J
Article: NEONATOLOGY. 2017;112(1):87-91
Retinopathy of Prematurity Is Associated with Increased Systolic Blood Pressure in Adults Who Were Born Preterm
Kistner A; Jacobson L; Ostergren J; Hellstrom A
Article: INVESTIGATIVE OPHTHALMOLOGY & VISUAL SCIENCE. 2016;57(9):OCT550-OCT555
Retinal Sequelae in Adults Treated With Cryotherapy for Retinopathy of Prematurity
Nilsson M; Hellstrom A; Jacobson L
Article: INVESTIGATIVE OPHTHALMOLOGY & VISUAL SCIENCE. 2014;55(12):8278-8288
Damage to the Immature Optic Radiation Causes Severe Reduction of the Retinal Nerve Fiber Layer, Resulting in Predictable Visual Field Defects
Lennartsson F; Nilsson M; Flodmark O; Jacobson L
Article: DEVELOPMENTAL MEDICINE AND CHILD NEUROLOGY. 2014;56(2):171-177
The accommodative process in children with cerebral palsy: different strategies to obtain clear vision at short distance
Pansell T; Hellgren K; Jacobson L; Brautaset R; Tedroff K
Article: ACTA PAEDIATRICA. 2014;103(1):38-47
Growth charts and long-term sequelae in extreme preterm infants - from full-term age to 10 years
Horemuzova E; Amark P; Jacobson L; Soder O; Hagenas L
Journal article: LAKARTIDNINGEN. 2013;110(36):1551
[Referral criteria for children's eyesight should be modified].
Hård A-L; Hellström A; Jacobson L
Article: EYE. 2012;26(11):1437-1445
Mechanisms compensating for visual field restriction in adolescents with damage to the retro-geniculate visual system
Jacobson L; Lennartsson F; Pansell T; Seimyr GO; Martin L
Article: AMERICAN JOURNAL OF MEDICAL GENETICS PART A. 2012;158A(5):1111-1117
Inherited mosaicism for the supernumerary marker chromosome in cat eye syndrome: Inter- and intra-individual variation and correlation to the phenotype
Kvarnung M; Lindstrand A; Malmgren H; Thastrom A; Jacobson L; Dahl N; Lundin J; Blennow E
Article: DEVELOPMENTAL MEDICINE AND CHILD NEUROLOGY. 2010;52(8):e184-e187
Visual field function in school-aged children with spastic unilateral cerebral palsy related to different patterns of brain damage
Jacobson L; Rydberg A; Eliasson A-C; Kits A; Flodmark O
Journal article: ACTA OPHTHALMOLOGICA. 2009;87(s244):0
Visual impairment in children born before 25 gestational weeks ‐ boys are more vulnerable than girls
JACOBSON L
Article: JOURNAL OF AAPOS. 2009;13(3):273-279
Visuospatial skills, ocular alignment, and magnetic resonance imaging findings in very low birth weight adolescents
Hellgren K; Aring E; Jacobson L; Ygge J; Martin L
Article: ACTA PAEDIATRICA. 2009;98(2):261-265
Visual impairment is common in children born before 25 gestational weeks-boys are more vulnerable than girls
Jacobson L; Hard A-L; Horemuzova E; Hammaren H; Hellstrom A
Article: ARCHIVES OF DISEASE IN CHILDHOOD-FETAL AND NEONATAL EDITION. 2007;92(4):F259-F264
Visual and cerebral sequelae of very low birth weight in adolescents
Hellgren K; Hellstroem A; Jacobson L; Flodmark O; Wadsby M; Martin L
Article: ACTA OPHTHALMOLOGICA. 2006;84(3):357-362
Visual field defects in prematurely born patients with white matter damage of immaturity: a multiple-case study
Jacobson L; Flodmark O; Martin L
Article: DEVELOPMENTAL MEDICINE AND CHILD NEUROLOGY. 2006;48(4):301-303
Periventricular leukomalacia and retinopathy in a term infant born to a mother with asthma
Hagwall N; Engström E; Hellström A; Jacobson L
Article: ACTA PAEDIATRICA. 2005;94(10):1421-1426
Cognitive and behavioural characteristics in blind children with bilateral optic nerve hypoplasia
Ek U; Fernell E; Jacobson L
Article: BRITISH JOURNAL OF OPHTHALMOLOGY. 2003;87(11):1345-1349
Optic disc morphology may reveal timing of insult in children with periventricular leucomalacia and/or periventricular haemorrhage
Jacobson L; Hård AL; Svensson E; Flodmark O; Hellström A
Article: ACTA OPHTHALMOLOGICA. 2003;81(4):361-372
Visually impaired children with posterior ocular malformations:: pre- and neonatal data and visual functions
Fahnehjelm KT; Jacobson L; Hellström A; Lewensohn-Fuchs I; Ygge J
Article: ACTA OPHTHALMOLOGICA. 2003;81(2):130-137
Optic nerve hypoplasia in cholestatic infants: a multiple case study
Fahnehjelm KT; Fischler B; Jacobson L; Nemeth A
Article: DEVELOPMENTAL MEDICINE AND CHILD NEUROLOGY. 2002;44(8):542-550
Oculomotor dysfunction in cerebral visual impairment following perinatal hypoxia
Salati R; Borgatti R; Giammari G; Jacobson L
Article: STRABISMUS. 2002;10(2):179-183
Visual and perceptual characteristics, ocular motility and strabismus in children with periventricular leukomalacia.
Jacobson L; Ygge J; Flodmark O; Ek U
Article: ACTA OPHTHALMOLOGICA. 2002;80(3):294-299
A prospective study of children treated for retinoblastoma: Cognitive and visual outcomes in relation to treatment
Ek U; Seregard S; Jacobson L; Oskar K; Trampe EA; Kock E
Article: PEDIATRIC RESEARCH. 2002;51(6):675-680
Low gestational age associated with abnormal retinal vascularization and increased blood pressure in adult women
Kistner A; Jacobson L; Jacobson SH; Svensson E; Hellström A
Journal article: VISUAL IMPAIRMENT RESEARCH. 2000;2(1):3-16
Visual and cognitive development and reading achievement in four children with visual impairment due to periventricular leukomalacia
Ek U; Jacobson L; Ygge J; Fellenius K; Flodmark O
Journal article: VISUAL IMPAIRMENT RESEARCH. 2000;2(1):3-16
Visual and cognitive development and reading achievement in four children with visual impairment due to periventricular leukomalacia
Ek U; Jacobson L; Ygge J; Fellenius K; Flodmark O
Article: ACTA OPHTHALMOLOGICA. 1999;77(3):365-366
Visual dysfunction and ocular signs associated with periventricular leukomalacia in children born preterm
Jacobson L
Article: STRABISMUS. 1999;7(1):1-24
Assessment of visual acuity in children aged 1 1/2-6 years, with normal and subnormal vision.
Rydberg A; Ericson B; Lennerstrand G; Jacobson L; Lindstedt E
Article: ACTA OPHTHALMOLOGICA. 1998;76(5):593-598
Periventricular leukomalacia causes visual impairment in preterm children - A study on the aetiologies of visual impairment in a population-based group of preterm children born 1989-95 in the county of Varmland, Sweden
Jacobson L; Lundin S; Flodmark O; Ellstrom KG
Article: BRITISH JOURNAL OF OPHTHALMOLOGY. 1998;82(9):1026-1032
Nystagmus in periventricular leucomalacia
Jacobson L; Ygge J; Flodmark O
Article: DEVELOPMENTAL MEDICINE AND CHILD NEUROLOGY. 1998;40(5):297-301
Relation between blindness due to retinopathy of prematurity and autistic spectrum disorders: a population-based study
Ek U; Fernell E; Jacobson L; Gillberg C
Article: DEVELOPMENTAL MEDICINE AND CHILD NEUROLOGY. 1998;40(3):155-159
Children with blindness due to retinopathy of prematurity: a population-based study. Perinatal data, neurological and ophthalmological outcome
Jacobson L; Fernell E; Broberger U; Ek U; Gillberg C
Article: ARCHIVES OF OPHTHALMOLOGY. 1997;115(10):1263-1269
Large cups in normal-sized optic discs - A variant of optic nerve hypoplasia in children with periventricular leukomalacia
Jacobson L; Hellstrom A; Flodmark O
Article: DEVELOPMENTAL MEDICINE AND CHILD NEUROLOGY. 1996;38(8):724-735
Visual impairment in preterm children with periventricular leukomalacia - Visual, cognitive and neuropaediatric characteristics related to cerebral imaging
Jacobson L; Ek U; Fernell E; Flodmark O; Broberger U
Article: LAKARTIDNINGEN. 1996;93(12):1133-1135
[A study of children with retinoblastoma. Diagnosis is often delayed].
Seregard S; Ek U; Preisler G; af Trampe E; Jacobson L; Oskar K; Illerståhl I; Kock E
Article: LAKARTIDNINGEN. 1996;93(4):263-266
[Important examination in brain-damaged patients. Vision tests are needed for rehabilitation planning].
Jacobson L; Bergström CK
Journal article: ACTA PAEDIATRICA. 1993;82(11):829-834
Perinatal factors associated with retinopathy of prematurity
Gallo J; Jacobson L; Broberger U
Journal article: ACTA PAEDIATRICA. 1993;82(10):829-834
PERINATAL FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH RETINOPATHY OF PREMATURITY
GALLO JE; JACOBSON L; BROBERGER U
Journal article: BRITISH JOURNAL OF OPHTHALMOLOGY. 1993;77(7):417-423
A POPULATION-BASED, PROSPECTIVE-STUDY OF THE DEVELOPMENT OF ROP IN PREMATURELY BORN CHILDREN IN THE STOCKHOLM AREA OF SWEDEN
HOLMSTROM G; ELAZAZI M; JACOBSON L; LENNERSTRAND G
Journal article: ACTA OPHTHALMOLOGICA. 1988;66(4):457-462
OPHTHALMOLOGY IN MENTALLY-RETARDED ADULTS - A CLINICAL SURVEY
JACOBSON L
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Conference publication: PEDIATRIC RESEARCH. 2021;90(SUPPL 1):16-17
High rate of visual impairment and associated neurological disorders in children born before 24 weeks gestation
Hellstrom A; Jacobson L; Al-Hawasi A; Hellstrom-Westas L; Rakow A; Johnson M; Savman K; Holmstrom G; Larsson E; Granse L; Sarec M; Sunnqvist B; Mith LEH; Hard A-L; Morsing E; Lundgren P
Editorial comment: ACTA PAEDIATRICA. 2017;106(7):1040
The new Swedish report on Shaken Baby Syndrome is misleading
Hellgren K; Hellstrom A; Hard A-L; Jacobson L; Liden U; Lofgren S; Fahnehjelm KT; Ygge J
Editorial comment: DEVELOPMENTAL MEDICINE AND CHILD NEUROLOGY. 2014;56(2):102
Cerebral dysfunction in children: should this be the central tenet for a new system of classification?
Jacobson L
Letter: DEVELOPMENTAL MEDICINE AND CHILD NEUROLOGY. 2004;46(1):67-68
Visual impairment in children with brain damage: towards a diagnostic procedure?
Jacobson L; Ek U; Ygge J; Warburg M
Review: SURVEY OF OPHTHALMOLOGY. 2000;45(1):1-13
Periventricular leukomalacia: An important cause of visual and ocular motility dysfunction in children
Jacobson LK; Dutton GN
Thesis / dissertation: 1998
Visual dysfunction and ocular signs associated with periventricular leukomalacia in children born preterm
Jacobson, Lena
Conference publication: INVESTIGATIVE OPHTHALMOLOGY & VISUAL SCIENCE. 1997;38(4):24
Large excavation of the optic disc in children with periventricular leukomalacia - Indication of reduced neuroretinal capacity?
Jacobson L; Hellstrom A; Flodmark O; Ygge J
Letter: ACTA OPHTHALMOLOGICA. 1996;74(6):645
Oculomotor findings in preterm children with periventricular leukomalacia - A connection between lesions in the periventricular area and eye motility disorders?
Jacobson L; Ygge J; Flodmark O
Conference publication: INVESTIGATIVE OPHTHALMOLOGY & VISUAL SCIENCE. 1996;37(3):4963
Ophthalmological and oculomotor findings in preterm children with periventricular leukomalacia
Jacobson L; Ygge J
Conference publication: INVESTIGATIVE OPHTHALMOLOGY & VISUAL SCIENCE. 1994;35(4):2030
A COMPARISON BETWEEN DIFFERENT ACUITY TESTS IN CHILDREN AGE 0-6 YEARS
RYDBERG A; ERICSON B; LENNERSTRAND G; JACOBSON L; LINDSTEDT E
Conference publication: ACTA OPHTHALMOLOGICA. 1993;71(210):16-19
VISUALLY IMPAIRING ROP IN CHILDREN BORN IN SWEDEN 1975-89
JACOBSON L; STENSTROM I

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Affiliated to Research, Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Karolinska Institutet, 2023-2026

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Docent, 2008
Doctor Of Philosophy, Department of Clinical Science, Intervention and Technology, Karolinska Institutet, 1998

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