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To determine the prevalence and risk factors for retinopathy of prematurity [ROP] in high risk premature infants admitted to NICU wards in Isfahan from 2003 to 2008. In this retrospective case series, 604 records of high risk infants were reviewed in terms of gestational age, birth weight, oxygen supplementation, delivery method, history of consanguineous marriage, single or multiple births and gender. The prevalence of ROP was 17.5%. In univariate analysis, birth weight [P<0.01], gestational age [P<0.01] and supplemental oxygen [P=0.01] showed statistical difference between neonates with and without ROP. In other words, lower birth weight, lower gestational age and supplemental oxygen were associated with ROP. The relationship between other variables and ROP was not statistically significant. The prevalence of ROP in this study emphasizes the importance of neonatal screening in our country. Low birth weight and gestational age were significant risk factors for the disease
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To report treatment with intravitreal triamcinolone acetonide [IVTA] in a patient with cystoid macular edema [CME] secondary to retinitis pigmentosa [RP]. A 22-year-old male patient with RP presented with progressive visual loss. Visual acuity was 9/10 in the right eye and 10/10 in the left eye without refractive error. Examination revealed CME in the right eye. After failure of treatment with oral acetazolamide and reduction of visual acuity to 6/10, intravitreal injection of 4 mg triamcinolone acetonide was performed in the right eye. Six weeks later, macular edema resorbed and visual acuity improved to 10/10. IVTA may be useful for selected cases of CME related to retinitis pigmentosa. Further study on a larger number of patients is warranted to assess the efficacy of this treatment