Analysis of the clinical characteristics and refraction state in premature infants: a 10-year retrospective analysis
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Xiao-Long Yin. Pediatric Ophthalmology, the Second Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, 1st Minde road, Nanchnag 330006, Jiangxi Province, China. yxiaolong@163.com

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Supported by Health and Family Planning Commission of Jiangxi Province (No.20131080).

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    AIM: To report the visual outcomes and refractive status in premature infants with and without retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) who were or not treated. METHODS: The clinical records of all premature infants with or without ROP and with or without treatment between 2007 and 2017 were retrospectively reviewed. Basic demographic data, serial changes in ROP incidence, treatment and outcomes, and the refractive states were analyzed. Correlations among myopia and astigmatism progression, birth weight, gestational age, and treatment methods were also analyzed. RESULTS: A total of 562 screened premature infants (all Chinese, 1124 eyes), were recruited with a 378:184 male-to-female ratio. Birth weight did not directly influence ROP incidence. The overall ROP incidence was 16.55% (93/562 cases). The incidences in boys and girls were 16.14% (33/378 cases) and 17.39% (32/184 cases), respectively, and this difference was not significant. However, all infants with serious ROP (stage IV and V) were male. Myopia combined with astigmatism was common in premature infants with and without ROP (30.99%, 172/555 cases), and myopic refraction (including myopia and myopia combined with astigmatism) was more common in premature infants with ROP (48.84%, 42/86 cases). In the >8.00 diopter group, there were significantly more ROP infants than without ROP. Myopic refraction (including myopia and myopia combined with astigmatism) was most common in infants with ROP after treatment (63.63%, 7/11 cases). CONCLUSION: The refractive state is different between premature infants and mature infants. Those treated for ROP had a higher chance of developing myopia, astigmatism, and higher diopter.

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Yan Deng, Chun-Hong Yu, Yun-Tao Ma, et al. Analysis of the clinical characteristics and refraction state in premature infants: a 10-year retrospective analysis. Int J Ophthalmol, 2019,12(4):621-626

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  • Received:July 25,2018
  • Revised:December 25,2018
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  • Online: March 06,2019
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