October 2, 2025Pakistan Journal of OphthalmologyOpen Access

Frequency of Retinopathy of Prematurity in Premature and Very Low Birth Weight Infants

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MAMuhammad AsimUniversity of Peshawar MSMaitrayee SahuRecep Tayyip Erdoğan University SASana AsgharSuperior University

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Descriptive observational study finds retinopathy of prematurity affects 30.2% of infants, indicating risks tied to birth weight and ventilation needs.

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Retinopathy of prematurity was diagnosed in 30.2% of infants, indicating a major concern for this population.
Infants born with a gestational age of < 30 weeks showed a 40% occurrence of retinopathy, highlighting the risks associated with early birth.
A significant 61% of participants required surfactant therapy, showing the complexities in managing very low birth weight infants.
The need for mechanical ventilation was present in 56.4% of cases, emphasizing the critical care required by these infants.

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Asim et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68de68ea83cbc991d0a212cf https://doi.org/10.36351/pjo.v41i4.2116

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Descriptive observational study finds retinopathy of prematurity affects 30.2% of infants, indicating risks tied to birth weight and ventilation needs.

Frequency of Retinopathy of Prematurity in Premature and Very Low Birth Weight Infants

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Frequency of Retinopathy of Prematurity in Premature and Very Low Birth Weight Infants

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