Indian Journal of Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology
Official Publication of Innovative Education and Scientific Research Foundation
Official Publication of Innovative Education and Scientific Research Foundation
Print ISSN: 2395-1443
Online ISSN: 2395-1451
CODEN : IJCEKF
Indian Journal of Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology (IJCEO) is open access, a peer-reviewed medical journal, published quarterly, online, and in print, by the Innovative Education and Scientific Research Foundation (IESRF) since 2015. To fulfil our aim of rapid dissemination of knowledge, we publish articles ‘Ahead of Print’ on acceptance. In addition, the journal allows free access (Open Access) to its content, which is likely to attract more readers and citations of articles published in IJCEO. Manuscripts must be prepared in more...Original Article
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Volume : 3, Issue : 2, Year : 2017
Article Page : 147-149
Abstract
Introduction: Retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) is a proliferative retinopathy and a disease of premature infants. As the awareness about the risk factors increases amongst the neonatologist and ophthalmologist, adequate screening of preterm infants is being performed at tertiary care centers which can lead to a reduction in prevalence of ROP.
Materials and Methods: 69 preterm infants born ? 34 week or birth weight ?1700grams from January2015 to December 2016 were screened for ROP. Fundus was examined by indirect ophthalmoscopy with scleral indentation. Data was analyzed and the prevalence was calculated.
Results: Out of total 69 infants, males were 43 (62.31%). Mean gestational age among males and females (in weeks) was 28.66 and 29.20 respectively. Mean birth weight among males and females (in grams) was 1346.90 and 1284.40 respectively. Prevalence of ROP was 1.44%.
Conclusion: Prevalence of ROP is decreasing at tertiary care centers.
Keywords: Retinopathy of prematurity, Prevalence, Tertiary care centre, Gestational age, Birth weight
How to cite : Mehta R, Punjabi S, Jain R, Bedi N, Nagar C K, Prevalence of retinopathy of prematurity at tertiary care centre in Southern Rajasthan. Indian J Clin Exp Ophthalmol 2017;3(2):147-149
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