Open AccessResults of screening for retinopathy of prematurity in a large nursery in Kuwait: Incidence and risk factors
Author(s) -
Vivek B Wani,
Niranjan Kumar,
Khalid Al Sabti,
Seemant Raizada,
Nabeel Rashwan,
Mumtaz Shukkur,
M. N. Al Harbi
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
indian journal of ophthalmology/indian journal of ophthalmology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.542
H-Index - 51
eISSN - 1998-3689
pISSN - 0301-4738
DOI - 10.4103/0301-4738.62644
Subject(s) - medicine , retinopathy of prematurity , gestational age , birth weight , incidence (geometry) , neonatal intensive care unit , low birth weight , retrospective cohort study , univariate analysis , pediatrics , logistic regression , multivariate analysis , pregnancy , genetics , physics , optics , biology
The aim of the study was to report the incidence of retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) and severe ROP and identify the risk factors for their development in a large nursery in Kuwait.