Initial experience of screening for retinopathy of prematurity.

Transpupillary Diode Laser Retinal Photocoagulation for the Treatment of Retinopathy of Prematurity: Experience in Southern Iran

Evaluation of Risk Factors for Retinopathy of Prematurity in Preterm Neonates

Background: The most common cause of preventable blindness in children is retinopathy of prematurity (ROP). The most important risk factors for this disease are preterm delivery and low birth weight (LBW). This research was performed to evaluate the prevalence ofand risk factors for ROP in preterm neonates. Methods: Our research was a cross-sectional descriptive and retrospective study conduct...

The Incidence Rate of Retinopathy of Prematurity and Related Risk Factors: a Study on premature neonates hospitalized in two hospitals in Sari, Iran, 2014-2015

Background & Aims: Retinopathy OF prematurity (ROP) is a developmental disorder of retinal vessels in premature neonates. In recent years, because of advances in the care of neonates hospitalized in equipped Intensive care units, retinopathy of prematurity has become a major cause of blindness in those who are survived. This study assessed the incidence and severity of retinopathy and related r...

Prevalence and related factors of retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) in preterm infants in ophthalmology clinic of Birjand University of Medical Science from 2014 to 2016

Introduction: The prevalence of retinopathy of prematurity is expected to increase along with the developing of premature infants’ care and better prognosis of these infants. The aim of this study was to evaluate the prevalence of retinopathy of prematurity in preterm infants. Methods: According to this cross-sectional study, one same ophthalmologist examined the eyes of all the babies at 4 we...

Incidence of Retinopathy of Prematurity (ROP) in Low Birth Weight Newborns

Background: Retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) is a common cause of blindness and accounts for up to 10% of childhood blindness in developed countries. Also Before surfactant became available in the NICU, an incidence of 11% to 60% was reported in the VLBW population. However, there are few studies on the incidence of ROP among low-birth-weight (LBW) infants in Iran and the aim of this study is d...