Prevalence & risk factor analysis for Retinopathy of Prematurity in a Tribal Based Secondary Care Teaching Hospital Adilabad (Telangana), India
Journal Title: IJAR-Indian Journal of Applied Research - Year 2016, Vol 6, Issue 11
Abstract
Introduction: Retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) is increasingly being recognised as one of the major preventable cause of childhood blindness globally. ROP mainly affects children with low birth weight and prematurity who are mainly exposed to longer duration of oxygen therapy.. The present study was designed to assess the magnitude of the problem of ROP in a tribal based medical college and hospital in Adilabad,a district in the state of Telangana. Materials and Methods: Babies with less than 1800 grams of birth weight with known risk factors for ROP were included in the study. The included babies were screened for ROP within 3-5 weeks of birth or gestational age below 32 weeks whichever was earlier. Follow up examinations were done according to the grade of ROP. In severe ROP (Grade 3, 4) the eyes were examined every week and in mild ROP (Grade 1, 2) every 2‐4 weeks until the resolution of ROP (retinal maturation). Results and Analysis: Incidence of ROP in the present study population was 31.64%. Analysis of risk factors showed statistically signi
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Dr Vinay kumar, Dr Suryakant Mundlod
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