Retinopathy of Prematurity is a disease that affect retinal blood vessels of premature babies. sometimes there can be mild with no visual defects, but it is one of the most common cause of childhood blindness in the world. Risk factors include degree of prematurity low birth weight, poor weight gain, sepsis and exposure to fluctuating supplemental oxygen.
[/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.0″ _module_preset=”default” text_font=”||||||||” text_text_color=”#000000″ text_font_size=”25px” text_line_height=”2em” text_orientation=”justified” custom_margin=”-20px||||false|false” custom_margin_tablet=”-20px||||false|false” custom_margin_phone=”-20px||||false|false” custom_margin_last_edited=”on|phone” custom_padding=”||||false|false” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”]Symptoms Of Severe ROP
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If < 28 weeks GA: screen at 31 weeks corrected If ≥ 28 weeks GA: screen at 4 weeks of age Retinal vessel growth Classified by zone (location) + severity[/et_pb_text][/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”2_5″ _builder_version=”4.27.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_image src=”https://dranileye.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Rop-Img3.png” title_text=”Rop-Img3″ align_tablet=”center” align_phone=”center” align_last_edited=”on|phone” _builder_version=”4.27.0″ _module_preset=”default” width=”100%” global_colors_info=”{}”][/et_pb_image][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”3_5,2_5″ custom_padding_last_edited=”on|phone” _builder_version=”4.27.0″ _module_preset=”default” width=”90%” max_width=”1350px” custom_padding_tablet=”0px||0px||true|false” custom_padding_phone=”||||false|false” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”3_5″ _builder_version=”4.27.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.0″ _module_preset=”default” text_font=”||||||||” text_text_color=”#000000″ text_line_height=”2em” text_orientation=”justified” custom_margin=”-20px||||false|false” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”]A-ROP is a particularly severe form of ROP which can be challenging to identify and progresses rapidly to retinal detachment without urgent treatment [/et_pb_text][/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”2_5″ _builder_version=”4.27.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_image src=”https://dranileye.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Rop-Img7.jpg” title_text=”Rop-Img7″ align_tablet=”center” align_phone=”center” align_last_edited=”on|phone” _builder_version=”4.27.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][/et_pb_image][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_row][et_pb_row custom_padding_last_edited=”on|phone” _builder_version=”4.27.0″ _module_preset=”default” width=”90%” max_width=”1350px” custom_padding_tablet=”||||true|false” custom_padding_phone=”||||false|false” locked=”off” 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_module_preset=”default” text_font=”||||||||” text_text_color=”#000000″ text_line_height=”2em” text_orientation=”justified” custom_margin=”-20px||||false|false” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”]However if retina is already detached surgery is necessary but surgery need not give good visual outcome.[/et_pb_text][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”3_5,2_5″ custom_padding_last_edited=”on|phone” _builder_version=”4.27.0″ _module_preset=”default” width=”90%” max_width=”1350px” custom_padding_tablet=”||||true|false” custom_padding_phone=”||||true|false” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”3_5″ _builder_version=”4.27.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][dnxte_multi_heading text_one=”Prevention” _builder_version=”4.27.0″ _module_preset=”default” text_one_font=”Rubik||||||||” text_one_text_color=”#15a0e4″ text_one_font_size=”28px” text_one_line_height=”0.9em” text_one_font_size_tablet=”28px” text_one_font_size_phone=”18px” 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A simple screening test done within a few weeks after birth by an ophthalmologist can avoid this preventable blindness.
Early detection and timely intervention to reduce this burden of blindness, makes screening an important aspect of ROP.