title: Follow-up study on premature infants with and without retinopathy of prematurity.
abstract: The ocular complications in population of 131 premature infants, with and without retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) are reported. An increased incidence of strabismus (20% with ROP and 25% without ROP) and myopia (27.5% with ROP and 8.8% without ROP) was shown. Significant visual loss occurred in 10.7% overall, increasing to 35% with stage 3 disease and 100% with stage 4. With the increased survival rate of premature infants, the relevance to future management of this expanding group of young people is considered.
authors.affiliation: Children's Hospital, Dublin, Ireland.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Robinson
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: O'Keefe
mesh_terms: D001724:Birth Weight; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005865:Gestational Age; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007234:Infant, Premature; D009216:Myopia / Q000209:etiology; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012178:Retinopathy of Prematurity / Q000150:complications*; D013285:Strabismus / Q000209:etiology; D014786:Vision Disorders / Q000209:etiology