Retinopathy of Prematurity Screening in University of Benin Teaching Hospital, Benin City
Abstract
Retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) is a disorder of the developing retinal blood vessels in preterm infants who have birth weight of 1500g or less or gestational age of 32 weeks or younger.1 With better neonatal care, preterm babies are surviving at an earlier gestational age. Prolonged stay in neonatal care with sustained use of oxygen predisposes these babies to developing retinopathy. Other predisposing factors include anemia, multiple blood transfusions, septicaemia, multiple births, respiratory distress syndrome and apnoea. The aim of this study is to report on our experience screening preterm babies in the Special Care Baby Unit (SCBU) in University of Benin Teaching Hospital, Benin City, Nigeria.
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