| Autor: |
Shafi, Tufela, Haroon, Zainab, Mufti, Haniyaa, Yousuf, Snober, Muzaffar, Tasneem |
| Předmět: |
|
| Zdroj: |
JK Practitioner; Jul-Dec2023, Vol. 28 Issue 3/4, p31-34, 4p |
| Abstrakt: |
Background: Retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) is a vasoproliferative disorder seen in the retina of preterm infants. It is a major cause of irreversible, though preventable childhood blindness. Hence screening for ROP and timely intervention is necessary to prevent a lifetime of blindness in the affected babies. Objective: The study was conducted to report on the incidence of ROP in preterm babies referred for ROP screening to a tertiary care hospital in Kashmir and to assess the outcome of the disease after laser photocoagulation. Materials and Methods: Retrospective, non interventional study, analysing the hospital records of 103 patients who attended the referral ROP Clinic in a tertiary care hospital in Kashmir between January 2018 - December 2018. Results: Incidence of ROP in our cohort of 103 patients was 68.93 % (71 patients) out of which laser was required by 23 patients (32.39%), 3 of whom worsened (4.22%). Normal weight babies did not have any incidence of ROP. Conclusion: Incidence of ROP in Kashmir is quite high and ROP is seen across all gestational age groups and birth weight groups except normal weight groups. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
| Databáze: |
Complementary Index |
| Externí odkaz: |
|
