Effect of light reduction on the incidence of retinopathy of prematurity.
The effect of ocular protection on the incidence of retinopathy of prematurity was tested in 188 newborns weighing less than 1600 g in a randomised controlled trial. No effect of ambient light reduction on the incidence of retinopathy of prematurity was shown.
Department of Neonatology, Instituto Fernandes Figueira, Oswaldo Cruz Foundation, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
R R T
RR
Braz
M E L
ME
Moreira
M
M
de Carvalho
J M A
JM
Lopes
M A
MA
Rodrigues
J A O
JA
Cabral
M M
MM
Motta
D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008027:Light; D009887:Ophthalmoscopy; D012178:Retinopathy of Prematurity / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy*; D016896:Treatment Outcome