Open AccessProfile of asymmetrical retinopathy of prematurity in twins
Author(s) -
Rajvardhan Azad,
Parijat Chandra,
Sourabh Patwardhan,
Aparna Gupta
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 - 10.4103/0301-4738.62645
Subject(s) - retinopathy of prematurity , medicine , gestational age , birth weight , pediatrics , retrospective cohort study , referral , obstetrics , pregnancy , surgery , genetics , family medicine , biology
In twin births, both babies have the same gestational age and pre-natal conditions. However, twins may develop a varied retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) course depending on birth weight and other systemic factors.