Screening of Preterm Infants for Retinopathy of Prematurity
Journal Title: Journal of Medical Science And clinical Research - Year 2016, Vol 4, Issue 8
Abstract
Introduction -To find the incidence of ROP in preterm and LBW infants and to evaluate various risk factors Discussion- Retinopathy of prematurity is a disorder of the developing retinal blood vessels of the premature infant and is a complex disease ranging from mild transient changes to severe vasoproliferation, scarring and detachment leading to blindness Methodology –In this study, sample population of 232 preterm babies from special neonatal care unit of our hospital from September 2014 – August 2015.Babies with Low birth weight, oxygen exposure, septicaemia, anemia, phototherapy, Jaundice ,RDS, Blood transfusion and hyperbilirubinaemia were included Conclusion- In our study, the overall incidence of ROP was 18.53% .Regression rate was 79.06 % which is in concordance with literature. Although significant advances have been made in perinatal care, ROP remains a serious complication in premature babies.
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Dr Basant Saraswat
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