Authors :
Dr. Venugopal Reddy; Dr. Kasi Viswanath Reddy
Volume/Issue :
Volume 8 - 2023, Issue 4 - April
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Abstract :
ROP is a significant contributor to infant
blindness that could be avoided by early detection of
retinal damage and the implementation of suitable
treatment. It is thought to be responsible for 6-18% of
childhood blindness in industrialised nations, and up to
10% at the Royal Blind School of Edinburgh. In the past
ten years, improvements in neonatal care have increased
the survival statistics for premature infants, and the
prevalence of ROP has risen concurrently. Five stages of
ROP are subtotal retinal detachment, total retinal
detachment in stage 5, a faint demarcation line in stage
1, an elevated ridge in stage 2, extraretinal fibro vascular
tissue in stage 3, and plus disease in stage 2.
This study evaluated the occurrence and risk
factors for the development of Retinopathy of
prematurity (ROP) in a tertiary care hospital located in
Hyderabad, India. The Hyderabad Neonatal Intensive
Care Unit (NICU) served as the site of this retrospective
and prospective observational research. Neonates were
included if they were born at or below 34 weeks'
gestation and weighed no more than 1750 g. ROP was
observed 47% of the time overall in the research, and
type I ROP was 25% common. The outborn nature of
the unit, the small sample size, the late arrival of sick
preterm neonates, and the loss of the usual golden first
hour of management of these small neonates may be
responsible for the higher incidence of ROP in our
research. Another significant factor might be the
cohort's almost total absence of antenatal steroids.
Keywords :
ROP Incidence, Childhood Blindness, Oxygen, Retina, Born.
ROP is a significant contributor to infant
blindness that could be avoided by early detection of
retinal damage and the implementation of suitable
treatment. It is thought to be responsible for 6-18% of
childhood blindness in industrialised nations, and up to
10% at the Royal Blind School of Edinburgh. In the past
ten years, improvements in neonatal care have increased
the survival statistics for premature infants, and the
prevalence of ROP has risen concurrently. Five stages of
ROP are subtotal retinal detachment, total retinal
detachment in stage 5, a faint demarcation line in stage
1, an elevated ridge in stage 2, extraretinal fibro vascular
tissue in stage 3, and plus disease in stage 2.
This study evaluated the occurrence and risk
factors for the development of Retinopathy of
prematurity (ROP) in a tertiary care hospital located in
Hyderabad, India. The Hyderabad Neonatal Intensive
Care Unit (NICU) served as the site of this retrospective
and prospective observational research. Neonates were
included if they were born at or below 34 weeks'
gestation and weighed no more than 1750 g. ROP was
observed 47% of the time overall in the research, and
type I ROP was 25% common. The outborn nature of
the unit, the small sample size, the late arrival of sick
preterm neonates, and the loss of the usual golden first
hour of management of these small neonates may be
responsible for the higher incidence of ROP in our
research. Another significant factor might be the
cohort's almost total absence of antenatal steroids.
Keywords :
ROP Incidence, Childhood Blindness, Oxygen, Retina, Born.
