1Associate Professor, Dept. of Ophthalmology, SBKS Medical Institute & Research Center, Vadodara, Gujarat, India
2Professor, Dept. of Ophthalmology, SBKS Medical Institute & Research Center, Vadodara, Gujarat, India
*Corresponding Author: Punit Singh Email: punitsinghdr@yahoo.com
Online published on 14 January, 2019.
Study of incidence, clinical staging and risk factors of ROP in rural area.
All premature new born infants at R.L.J. H Kolar were screened between July 2008 and June 2009. The incidence, clinical staging and associated risk factors were studied. We compared our statistics with urban area statistics from literature.
210 children were screened. (43%) of them were diagnosed as ROP amongst which (50%) of them were having stage 1 ROP, (33%) stage 2, (15%) of them were having APROP. 22.5% of them had risk factors among them PIH (40%), anaemia (30%) were common.
Incidence and risk factors are high in rural area compared to urban, so all premature infants should be screened thoroughly
ROP, New born, Premature
