Prematures with and without regressed retinopathy of prematurity: comparison of long-term (6-10 years) ophthalmological morbidity.

Abstract

Forty-two ex-prematures having had regressed forms of retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) during the neonatal period were compared with 42 matched non-ROP ex-premature controls at ages 6 to 10 years. The overall incidence of ophthalmologic problems was 55% in the ROP and 36% in the non-ROP group. Strabismus, amblyopia, and refraction anomalies occurred more frequently in the ROP group. In this group, a significantly greater number of children had decreased vision in one or both eyes compared to the non-ROP group. Although the incidence of ophthalmologic problems in the ROP group was considerably higher, the incidence in the non-ROP group still turned out unexpectedly high. this implicates that non-ROP very low birth weight neonates should also be considered to be at a greatly increased risk for later visual problems. Regular ocular examinations, mandatory for the ROP group, thus should be included in follow-up programs of non-ROP very low birthweight neonates as well.

• Authors: B P Cats, K E Tan
• Journal: Journal of pediatric ophthalmology and strabismus (J Pediatr Ophthalmol Strabismus) Vol. 26 Issue 6 Pg. 271-5 ( 1989) ISSN: 0191-3913 [Print] United States
• PMID: 2621545 (Publication Type: Comparative Study, Journal Article)

Topics

• Amblyopia (epidemiology, etiology)
• Child
• Eye Diseases (epidemiology, etiology)
• Female
• Humans
• Incidence
• Infant, Newborn
• Infant, Premature
• Longitudinal Studies
• Male
• Morbidity
• Netherlands (epidemiology)
• Refractive Errors (epidemiology, etiology)
• Retinopathy of Prematurity (complications)
• Strabismus (epidemiology, etiology)