Purpose: to assess the organizational effectiveness of ophthalmic observation premature infants in pediatric follow-up St. Petersburg. Material and methods. We analyzed reports submitted by city interdistrict ophthalmological facilities for retinopathy prematurity (ROP) department period from July 1, 2018 2021 available at children's multidisciplinary hospital. Results. In Petersburg, 6 perform...

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 ...

Retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) is a disorder characterised by abnormal retinal vascular development, and several risk factors are involved. The condition may be in mild form or it may result in retinal detachment which may eventually cause blindness. The management of the risk factors involved in the disease etiopathogenesis and the treatment by laser photocoagulation performed in early stage...

purpose : to evaluate the structural outcomes of treated neonates with retinopathy of prematurity (rop) methods : in this cross-sectional study from april 2008 to august 2009, 859 patients were investigated. these neonates had been consulted at the retinal clinic of farabi eye hospital of tehran university of medical sciences. those with gestational age of no more than 36 weeks and birth weight...

background: cadmium is an extremely toxic metal with ubiquitous environmental distribution. cadmium is a potent reproductive and developmental toxic agent, and intensive environmental exposure to this substance has been reported among the residents of tehran. in this study, we investigated the correlation between amniotic fluid cadmium levels and the risk of preeclampsia, prematurity and low bi...

Apnea of prematurity (AOP) is one of the most frequent pathologies in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, with an incidence inversely related to gestational age. Its etiology is often multi factorial and diagnosis of idiopathic forms requires exclusion of other underlying diseases. Despite being a selflimiting condition which regresses with the maturation of the newborn, possible long-term effect...

Bone mineral content of the forearm was measured by photon absorptiometry in 17 preterm infants at a postconceptional age of 40 weeks. Radiographs of the forearm were assessed by Koo's method and plasma alkaline phosphatase activity was also measured at this time. Bone mineral content was significantly but weakly correlated with Koo score and was not significantly correlated with alkaline phosp...

The incidence of ROP varies with birth weight but it has been reported to be approximately 50-70% in infants whose weight is less than 1250g at birth. The more premature the infant, the more likely ROP is to develop [1]. Furthermore, an observational study from United Kingdom found that the birth weight of infants from highly developed countries was 737-763g compared with 903-1527g in less-deve...