Refractive Errors, Amblyopia and Strabismus in 3-year-old Premature Children
Journal of the Korean Ophthalmological Society
;
: 1385-1391, 2010.
Article
in Korean
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ABSTRACT
PURPOSE:
To evaluate the refractive status, anisometropia, amblyopia and strabismus in 3-year-old premature children.METHODS:
A total of 161 eyes from 82 premature infants were retrospectively reviewed and divided into three groups according to the presence of retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) and treatment; Group 1 (68 eyes) without ROP, Group 2-1 (32 eyes) spontaneously regressed ROP, and Group 2-2 (61 eyes) regressed ROP with treatment. The incidences and clinical features of refractive errors, anisometropia, amblyopia and strabismus at the age of three years were compared among the three groups.RESULTS:
The incidences of myopia, astigmatism, anisometropia and the severity of myopia increased according to the presence of ROP and treatment (p = 0.03, 0.02, 0.001, and 0.04, respectively). There were no significant differences in the incidences of hyperopia among the three groups; however, the severity of hyperopia in Group 2-2 was higher than those in the other two groups (p = 0.01). Patients in Group 1 had better best corrected visual acuity (BCVA) compared with those of the other two groups (p < 0.001). However, no significant differences in the incidences of strabismus or amblyopia among the three groups (p = 0.80 and 0.85, respectively) were found, and the ratio of esotropia exotropia was 11.3.CONCLUSIONS:
Regular ocular examination should be required in children who were born prematurely in order to detect and treat ophthalmologic problems such as refractive errors, amblyopia and strabismus.
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WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Refractive Errors
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Astigmatism
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Retinopathy of Prematurity
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Infant, Premature
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Visual Acuity
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Anisometropia
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Child, Preschool
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Amblyopia
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Esotropia
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Exotropia
Type of study:
Incidence study
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Observational study
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Prognostic study
Limits:
Child
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Humans
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Infant, Newborn
Language:
Korean
Journal:
Journal of the Korean Ophthalmological Society
Year:
2010
Type:
Article
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