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Retinopathy of prematurity in the southern part of Sweden
Author(s) -
Barnekow Britt Beding,
Stigmar Göran
Publication year - 1993
Publication title -
acta ophthalmologica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.534
H-Index - 87
eISSN - 1755-3768
pISSN - 1755-375X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1755-3768.1993.tb04152.x
Subject(s) - retinopathy of prematurity , medicine , incidence (geometry) , pediatrics , gestational age , birth weight , retinopathy , prospective cohort study , pregnancy , surgery , genetics , physics , endocrinology , optics , biology , diabetes mellitus
. The incidence of retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) was studied in prematures in the southern part of Sweden during one year. Nine hospitals participated in the prospective study. During the period 23 745 children were born in the region. One hundred and ninety‐three of 214 prematures of gestational age ≤32 weeks and/or birth weight ≤ 1500 g, were subjected to ophthalmic investigation. The incidence of ROP among the prematures under study was calculated to 9% (17 children). Six of them had severe ROP (3%). Some risk factors associated to ROP are discussed.