Risk factor analysis for long-term unfavorable ocular outcomes in children treated for retinopathy of prematurity

Mutlu F. M., Kucukevcilioglu M., Ceylan O. M., Altinsoy H. I., Sarici S. U.

TURKISH JOURNAL OF PEDIATRICS, cilt.55, sa.1, ss.35-41, 2013 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 55 Sayı: 1
  • Basım Tarihi: 2013
  • Dergi Adı: TURKISH JOURNAL OF PEDIATRICS
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.35-41
  • Hacettepe Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır

Özet

The aim in this study was to report long-term ocular outcomes of neonates treated for retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) and potential risk factors for unfavorable ocular outcomes. The study consisted of neonates treated for ROP between March 1999 and November 2009. Data relating baseline characteristics and late structural, functional and refractive ocular outcomes were recorded. The association between the unfavorable ocular outcomes and ROP-related risk factors was evaluated by regression analysis. Forty-eight children were included for assessment. Average chronological age at the time of follow-up was 3.11 +/- 0.73 years. The rates of unfavorable structural and functional outcomes were 12% and 15.3%, respectively. Ocular deviation was common (27.1%), and mostly esotropic (12/13). A clear myopic tendency was observed (51.2%), and the mean spherical equivalent per eye was -0.72 +/- 2.9 diopters. Regression analyses for unfavorable ocular outcomes revealed intraventricular hemorrhage as a core independent risk factor.