title: Regressed retinopathy of prematurity and its sequelae in children aged 5-10 years.
abstract: Regressed retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) and its sequelae were studied in children born prematurely (less than 1501 g birth weight and/or less than 33 weeks gestational age) in Stockholm county during 1976-81. Through various searches of the records at the different eye departments and other sources in Stockholm county we found that 134 out of a total of 528 premature babies (25.4%) had needed ophthalmic care for different reasons. They were re-examined and reliable information on the fundus could be obtained for 105 of them. The frequency of regressed ROP was 45.5%. Severe forms with vitreoretinal scarring and retinal traction were seen in 9.7% of cases and moderate forms with pigmentary changes and/or vitreoretinal interphase changes in 35.8%. The sequelae of regressed ROP were mainly reduction of visual acuity and myopia. Children with a birth weight below 1000 g and a gestational age less than 30 weeks presented the highest rate of regressed ROP (68.5% and 61.9%) and ocular abnormalities.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, Karolinska Institute (Huddinge University Hospital), Sweden.
authors.forename: J E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Gallo
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Holmström
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Kugelberg
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Hedquist
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Lennerstrand
mesh_terms: D001766:Blindness / Q000209:etiology; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D009216:Myopia / Q000209:etiology; D009759:Nystagmus, Pathologic / Q000209:etiology; D011379:Prognosis; D012160:Retina / Q000473:pathology; D012178:Retinopathy of Prematurity / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology*; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013285:Strabismus / Q000209:etiology; D014786:Vision Disorders / Q000209:etiology; D014792:Visual Acuity / Q000502:physiology