Open AccessChanging patterns of early childhood blinding conditions presenting to a tertiary eye center: The epidemic of retinopathy of prematurity in India
Author(s) -
Komal Agarwal,
Divya Balakrishnan,
Padmaja Kumari Rani,
Subhadra Jalali
Publication year - 2019
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/ijo.ijo_709_18
Subject(s) - medicine , retinopathy of prematurity , childhood blindness , pediatrics , blinding , blindness , subspecialty , medical record , glaucoma , vitamin a deficiency , tertiary care , gestational age , optometry , ophthalmology , pregnancy , emergency medicine , vitamin , family medicine , surgery , retinol , genetics , biology , randomized controlled trial
Retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) is now emerging as one of the major causes of preventable childhood blindness. The proportion of preterm babies has increased dramatically over the past decade. Our study aims to emphasize the need for ROP screening and management services in these preterm infants.