Evaluation of clinical profile and screening guidelines of retinopathy of prematurity in an urban level III neonatal intensive care unit

Abstract

Purpose: To evaluate the clinical profile and screening guidelines of retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) in an urban level III neonatal intensive care unit (NICU). Methods: Infants with ≤2000-gm birth weight or 1500-gm birth weight, four (3.67%) developed ROP and one (0.91%) infant (an outborn) required treatment. Conclusion: The majority of infants developing ROP in a level III urban NICU had ≤1500-gm birth weight. Zone 1 ROP was uncommon. Incidence of ROP in heavier infants (>1500-gm birth weight) was low, and treatment was required in a rare instance. In an urban NICU, the burden of ROP screening and treatments shifts to small and low-birth-weight infants.

Keywords

• incidence
• low birth weight
• retinopathy of prematurity
• rop
• rop screening guidelines
• urban nicu