title: Pattern of retinopathy of prematurity and its correlation with insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF-1).
abstract: We estimated serum insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF-1) level to correlate for development of retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) in serum from 15 premature infants. 73% of the infant developed Stage 1 ROP and the rest develop Stage 2. Zone III involvement never progress beyond Stage 1, and Zone II beyond Stage 2. Severity of ROP could not be related to the level of IGF-1. All cases develop ROP of Stage 1 and 2 irrespective of serum IGF-1.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, Institute of Medical Sciences Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi-221005, India. Kantshri@sify.com
authors.forename: Shri
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kant
authors.lastname: Usha
authors.lastname: Bhatia
authors.forename: Kamson
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Anthony
authors.forename: Gaurav
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Seth
mesh_terms: D015415:Biomarkers / Q000097:blood*; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005865:Gestational Age; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007334:Insulin-Like Growth Factor I / Q000378:metabolism*; D008297:Male; D009887:Ophthalmoscopy / Q000379:methods; D011379:Prognosis; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012178:Retinopathy of Prematurity / Q000097:blood* / Q000175:diagnosis; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D014741:Video Recording
chemical_list: D015415:Biomarkers; D007334:Insulin-Like Growth Factor I