Screening guidelines for retinopathy of prematurity: the need for revision in extremely low birth weight infants

Pediatrics
M SubhaniJ D DeCristofaro

Abstract

To determine whether significant retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) can be detected before 31 to 33 weeks' postmenstrual age (PMA) in extremely low birth weight (ELBW) infants. Medical records of all ELBW infants (<1000 g at birth) admitted to our regional perinatal center between April 1995 and January 1999 were reviewed retrospectively. Screening examinations for ROP were routinely performed at 4 to 6 weeks' chronological age (CA) from birth and followed at least every other week. Data were collected for infants who developed ROP. We determined the PMA at which the first screening eye examination demonstrated prethreshold disease and the subsequent examination that showed threshold disease (if it occurred). The percentages of infants who developed prethreshold ROP diagnosed at </=31 weeks' PMA and of those who progressed to threshold ROP before 34 weeks' PMA were determined. All 258 ELBW infants were screened for ROP. Seventy-eight infants (30%) were diagnosed with prethreshold ROP. Twenty-seven of these infants (35%) progressed to threshold ROP. Ten infants who progressed to threshold ROP were <34 weeks' PMA at the time of this diagnosis. Of these 10 infants, 3 were diagnosed at 31 weeks' PMA, 4 at 32 weeks', and 3 at 33 weeks...Continue Reading

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