Dr.Sudhir Sudhakarrao Pendke

Abstract

MATERIALS & METHODS : 165 neonates with gestational age <34 weeks or birth weight <1750 grams or with risk factors like supplemental oxygen, sepsis, apnoea, mechanical ventilation and blood transfusion were screened for retinopathy of prematurity. RESULT : The prevalence was 29.09%. Retinal detachment and vitreous haemorrhage was present in 1 case, aggressive posterior retinopathy of prematurity was in 11 cases,15 were stage 1, 15 were stage 2 , 6 were stage 3, 1 case was stage 5. Retinopathy of prematurity was in zone 1 in 5 cases, zone2 in 30 cases , zone 3 in 2 cases. Plus disease was in 10 cases. ROP was 88.23% in less than 28week gestation,85.71% in birth weight less than 1000 gm. Anemia and blood transfusion was risk factor in 43.59%, neonatal jaundice was risk factor in 23.08%. CONCLUSION : ROP is preventable cause of blindness if timely screening of preterm and low birth weight neonates is carried out. KEYWORDS: Blindness, Preterm, Low birth weight, neonates, gestational age.