Table 3.
Ocular abnormalities* according to different intervention/follow‐up among neonates beyond screening criteria (Group 2).
| Immediate/ timely Intervention | Intervention/close or long‐term follow‐up | Short‐term follow‐up | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ocular abnormalities | No. of patients (% † ) | Ocular abnormalities | No. of patients (% † ) | Ocular abnormalities | No. of patients (% † ) |
| Congenital cataract | 156 (1.28) | FEVR | 283 (2.32) | Peripheral retinal white lesion | 1321 (10.81) |
| Conjunctivitis | 63 (0.52) | ROP (like) retinopathy | 241 (1.97) | Retinal exudates | 1236 (10.12) |
| Corneal Oedema | 12 (0.10) | Maculopathy | 141 (1.15) | Immature retina | 1149 (9.40) |
| Retinitis | 11 (0.09) | PHPV | 115 (0.94) | Pigment deposition | 692 (5.66) |
| Retinoblastoma | 5 (0.04) | Choroidal coloboma | 97 (0.79) | Depigmentation | 434 (3.55) |
| Neonatal dacryocystitis | 4 (0.03) | Vitreous opacity | 64 (0.52) | Foveal Haemorrhage | 348 (2.85) |
| Iris neovascularization | 2 (0.02) | Optic dysplasia | 64 (0.52) | Subconjunctival haemorrhage | 265 (2.17) |
| Leucocoria | 2 (0.02) | Enlarged optic cup | 51 (0.42) | Retinal venous tortuosity | 170 (1.39) |
| Exophthalmos | 1 (0.01) | Strabismus | 18 (0.15) | White without pressure | 117 (0.96） |
| Corneal dermoid | 1 (0.01) | Optic coloboma | 5 (0.04) | Neonatal fundal jaundice | 107 (8.76) |
| Retinal detachment | 1 (0.01) | Angioma of eyelid | 5 (0.04) | Hypopigmented fundus | 35 (2.86) |
| Optic nerve head capillary haemangioma | 4 (0.03) | Albinotic fundus | 15 (1.23) | ||
| Nystagmus | 4 (0.03) | Abnormal shape of optic disc | 11 (0.09) | ||
| Persistent pupillary membranes | 3 (0.02) | Iris synechia | 4 (0.03) | ||
| Optic atrophy | 2 (0.02) | MRNF | 2 (0.02) | ||
| MGS | 1 (0.01) | ||||
| Total | 258 (2.11) | 1098 (8.99) | 5906 (48.34) | ||
| Per cent of abnormalities accounting for total screened population (%) | 0.41 | 1.75 | 9.40 | ||
FEVR = familial exudative vitreoretinopathy, MGS = morning glory syndrome, MRNF = myelinated retinal nerve fiber layer, PHPV = persistent hyperplasia of primary vitreous, ROP = retinopathy of prematurity.
*
Only retinal haemorrhage involving macula was listed in the table.
†
Per cent of abnormalities accounting for total ocular abnormalities.