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. 1993 Feb;77(2):91–94. doi: 10.1136/bjo.77.2.91

Follow-up study on premature infants with and without retinopathy of prematurity.

R Robinson 1, M O'Keefe 1
PMCID: PMC504437  PMID: 8435426

Abstract

The ocular complications in population of 131 premature infants, with and without retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) are reported. An increased incidence of strabismus (20% with ROP and 25% without ROP) and myopia (27.5% with ROP and 8.8% without ROP) was shown. Significant visual loss occurred in 10.7% overall, increasing to 35% with stage 3 disease and 100% with stage 4. With the increased survival rate of premature infants, the relevance to future management of this expanding group of young people is considered.

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