Type I retinopathy of prematurity in infants with birth weight less than 1251 g: Incidence and risk factors for its development in a nursery in Kuwait
Author(s) -
VivekB Wani,
AnilK Uboweja,
Muzaffar Gani,
Jamal Al-Kandari,
Mahmood A. Kazem,
Niran Al-Naqeeb,
Cherian Thomas,
Murad Al-Serafi,
MumtazM Shukkur
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
middle east african journal of ophthalmology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.357
H-Index - 25
eISSN - 0975-1599
pISSN - 0974-9233
DOI - 10.4103/0974-9233.106393
Subject(s) - retinopathy of prematurity , medicine , gestational age , odds ratio , birth weight , pediatrics , incidence (geometry) , confidence interval , low birth weight , pregnancy , genetics , physics , optics , biology
To report the rate of acute retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) and Type I ROP among infants with birth weight (BW) <1251 g and identify the risk factors for the development of Type I ROP.
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