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Comment: Analysis of prenatal and postnatal risk factors of retinopathy of prematurity in a tertiary care hospital in South India.

Tandava Krishnan1, R Rajyalakshmi, Nishant Radke, Snehal Radke.   

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Year:  2014        PMID: 25005215      PMCID: PMC4131340          DOI: 10.4103/0301-4738.136287

Source DB:  PubMed          Journal:  Indian J Ophthalmol        ISSN: 0301-4738            Impact factor:   1.848


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Dear Sir, The article titled “Analysis of prenatal and postnatal risk factors of retinopathy of prematurity. In a tertiary care hospital in South India”, made an interesting read.[1] The criteria for selecting pre term infants with birth weight between 1500-2000g and gestational age >32 weeks have not been clearly delineated and needs more clarification. This is pertinent because different inclusion criteria can have different sensitivities in identifying cases of Retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) as demonstrated by Dogra et al.[2] Therefore, any inference regarding the incidence of ROP and by extension the risk factors would be deemed incomplete unless qualified by clear inclusion criteria. The current criteria for screening pre term/low birth weight infants for ROP have been well defined by Jalali et al.[3] The authors have also reported that their criteria for LASER therapy comprised of Threshold ROP, Stage 4 ROP and Stage 5 ROP. The Early Treatment for Retinopathy of Prematurity cooperative group has recommended treatment for Pre threshold type 1 ROP.[4] The findings of that study had found reduction in both unfavorable visual outcomes from 19.5 to 14.5% (P 0.01) and unfavorable structural outcomes from 15.6% to 9.1% (P < 0.001) by resorting to early treatment as opposed to observation till the onset of Threshold ROP.
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Review 1.  Programme planning and screening strategy in retinopathy of prematurity.

Authors:  Subhadra Jalali; Raj Anand; Harsh Kumar; Mangat R Dogra; Rajvardhan Azad; Lingam Gopal
Journal:  Indian J Ophthalmol       Date:  2003-03       Impact factor: 1.848

2.  Revised indications for the treatment of retinopathy of prematurity: results of the early treatment for retinopathy of prematurity randomized trial.

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Journal:  Arch Ophthalmol       Date:  2003-12

3.  Retinopathy of prematurity in Asian Indian babies weighing greater than 1250 grams at birth: ten year data from a tertiary care center in a developing country.

Authors:  Anand Vinekar; Mangat R Dogra; Tiakumzuk Sangtam; Anil Narang; Amod Gupta
Journal:  Indian J Ophthalmol       Date:  2007 Sep-Oct       Impact factor: 1.848

4.  Analysis of prenatal and postnatal risk factors of retinopathy of prematurity in a tertiary care hospital in South India.

Authors:  Krishna A Rao; Jayashree Purkayastha; Manali Hazarika; Raghuvamsi Chaitra; K Mithun Adith
Journal:  Indian J Ophthalmol       Date:  2013-11       Impact factor: 1.848

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Authors:  Krishna A Rao; Purkayastha Jayashree; Hazarika Manali; Chaitra Raghuvamsi; Adith K S Mithun
Journal:  Indian J Ophthalmol       Date:  2014-09       Impact factor: 1.848

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