Incidence of Retinopathy of Prematurity in a Tertiary Care Center of Northeast India
Introduction: Retinopathy of Prematurity (ROP) is a blinding disease of premature and low birth weight babies with abnormal proliferation of the immature blood vessels at the junction of vascular and the avascular retina. Aim: To study incidence of ROP in new born infants and its associated ris...
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| description | Introduction: Retinopathy of Prematurity (ROP) is a blinding
disease of premature and low birth weight babies with
abnormal proliferation of the immature blood vessels at the
junction of vascular and the avascular retina.
Aim: To study incidence of ROP in new born infants and its
associated risk factors.
Materials and Methods: This was a prospective observational
study done at a tertiary care centre after obtaining the
ethical clearance and consent of parents. All the babies
fulfilling the inclusion criteria were examined using indirect
ophthalmoscopy after full mydriasis and subsequently
followed up according to the schedule. Treatment was done
according to the stages.
Results: Out of the total 89 babies, 13 babies (14.61%) had
developed ROP in both the eyes during screening. The most
important risk factors which were positively correlated were
oxygen supplementation, Respiratory Distress Syndrome
(RDS), foetal distress. Various other anterior and posterior
segment diseases were identified during screening of ROP.
Conclusion: ROP is still one of the leading causes of
preventable blindness in children. Universal eye screening
must be implicated in all centres for all neonates. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-9b8b64f667284115a4e6a4f6044fcf1d2022-12-21T21:17:11ZengJCDR Research and Publications Pvt. Ltd.Indian Journal of Neonatal Medicine and Research2277-85272455-68902017-04-0152PO16PO2010.7860/IJNMR/2017/27779.2207Incidence of Retinopathy of Prematurity in a Tertiary Care Center of Northeast IndiaShubhra Das0Barun Garg1Associate Professor, Department of Ophthalmology, Regional Institute of Ophthalmology, GMCH, Guwahati, Assam, India.Postgraduate Trainee, Department of Ophthalmology, Regional Institute of Ophthalmology, GMCH, Guwahati, Assam, India.Introduction: Retinopathy of Prematurity (ROP) is a blinding disease of premature and low birth weight babies with abnormal proliferation of the immature blood vessels at the junction of vascular and the avascular retina. Aim: To study incidence of ROP in new born infants and its associated risk factors. Materials and Methods: This was a prospective observational study done at a tertiary care centre after obtaining the ethical clearance and consent of parents. All the babies fulfilling the inclusion criteria were examined using indirect ophthalmoscopy after full mydriasis and subsequently followed up according to the schedule. Treatment was done according to the stages. Results: Out of the total 89 babies, 13 babies (14.61%) had developed ROP in both the eyes during screening. The most important risk factors which were positively correlated were oxygen supplementation, Respiratory Distress Syndrome (RDS), foetal distress. Various other anterior and posterior segment diseases were identified during screening of ROP. Conclusion: ROP is still one of the leading causes of preventable blindness in children. Universal eye screening must be implicated in all centres for all neonates.http://www.ijnmr.net/articles/PDF/2207/27779_CE[VSU]_F(GH)_PF1(VsuGH)_PFA(GH)_PF2(VsuGH).pdfoxygen supplementationpremature babiesrespiratory distress syndrome |
| spellingShingle | Shubhra Das Barun Garg Incidence of Retinopathy of Prematurity in a Tertiary Care Center of Northeast India Indian Journal of Neonatal Medicine and Research oxygen supplementation premature babies respiratory distress syndrome |
| title | Incidence of Retinopathy of Prematurity in a Tertiary Care Center of Northeast India |
| title_full | Incidence of Retinopathy of Prematurity in a Tertiary Care Center of Northeast India |
| title_fullStr | Incidence of Retinopathy of Prematurity in a Tertiary Care Center of Northeast India |
| title_full_unstemmed | Incidence of Retinopathy of Prematurity in a Tertiary Care Center of Northeast India |
| title_short | Incidence of Retinopathy of Prematurity in a Tertiary Care Center of Northeast India |
| title_sort | incidence of retinopathy of prematurity in a tertiary care center of northeast india |
| topic | oxygen supplementation premature babies respiratory distress syndrome |
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