Retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) is a condition which one the major causes preventable childhood blindness. ROP may develop in premature new-borns due to avascular or incompletely vascularized retina at birth are prone damage. The purpose this study investigate prevalence retinopathy (ROP), as well its risk factors and severity, among newborns who were admitted screened tertiary care facility t...

AIMS To study various aspects of treatment for retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) in a Swedish population of extremely preterm infants born before 27 weeks of gestation. METHODS A national, prospective and population-based study was performed in Sweden from 1 April 2004 to 31 March 2007. The criteria for the treatment of ROP accorded with the recommendations of the Early Treatment for Retinopat...

Three premature infants observed to develop severe stage III retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) at 3 to 5 weeks of age received immediate treatment by cryoablation and photocoagulation, with good results. The critical importance of the ophthalmic examination of premature babies from the age of 2 weeks, so as not to overlook such cases of 'rush' type ROP is stressed and the difficulty involved in ...

OBJECTIVE To develop a birth weight (BW), gestational age (GA), and postnatal-weight gain retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) prediction model in a cohort of infants meeting current screening guidelines. METHODS Multivariate logistic regression was applied retrospectively to data from infants born with BW less than 1501 g or GA of 30 weeks or less at a single Philadelphia hospital between Januar...

447 Dear Editor, We would like to report a pilot study to establish the use of smart phone as a diagnostic tool for detecting severe retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) compared to digital wide‐field photographic images. ROP is fast emerging as an important cause of childhood blindness in India.[1‐3] In spite of recommendations for screening of preterm babies to rule out ROP,[4] there is no eviden...

OBJECTIVE Retinopathy of prematurity (RoP) is a retinal vascular disease and a frequent cause of blindness in infants. Our objective was to measure the frequency of RoP in infants with extremely low birth weight (ELBW, < 1,000 g) at the National Institute of Perinatology, Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU), weighing the association of RoP with several risk factors and their results, such as re...

Background Preterm infants have a high risk to develop visual deficits due to retinopathy of prematurity (ROP), brain lesionsand prematurity per se [1]. The possibility to assess different aspects of visual function can allow early and specific intervention in an attempt to reduce the risk of difficulties in motor coordination, attention and learning at school age. The aim is to identify early ...

IMPORTANCE Detection of treatment-requiring retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) involves serial eye examinations. An ROP prediction model using predictive factors could identify high-risk infants and reduce required eye examinations. OBJECTIVE To determine predictive factors for the development of referral-warranted (RW) ROP. DESIGN, SETTING, AND PARTICIPANTS This multicenter observational coh...