Ophthalmic short- and long-term outcomes for premature infants: Results of an extended follow-up program in Saudi Arabia

• Published in: Saudi journal of ophthalmology 2014-10, Vol.28 (4), p.268-273
• Main Authors: Bin-Khathlan, Afaf A., Al-Ballaa, Fatin N., AlYahya, Abdullah K.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Subjects: Ophthalmic outcome; Original; Retinopathy of Prematurity; Saudi Arabia
• ISSN: 1319-4534
• DOI: 10.1016/j.sjopt.2014.05.001

Study the ophthalmic morbidities for infants born prematurely at a Tertiary care center in Riyadh city. Retrospective, longitudinal cohort study at King Fahad Medical City for premature infants born at gestational age (GA) ⩽32weeks or birth weight (BW) ⩽1500g during the study period from January 1, 2007, until the end of December 2009 was conducted. Short term outcome was diagnosis with Retinopathy of Prematurity (ROP) and long-term outcome was ophthalmic findings at age 18–24months. The cumulative incidence of ROP was 30%. Infants diagnosed with ROP had a mean GA of 27weeks (23–35weeks) and mean BW of 907g (530–1730g). Risk factors other than GA and BW for ROP, identified in the predictive logistic regression model, were blood transfusion [odds ratio (OR) 1.27] and diagnosis with intraventricular hemorrhage (OR=2.90). Strabismus was identified in 14% of the study cohort. Diagnosis of hyperopia (spherical equivalent ⩾+0.75D) was equal in both ROP and no-ROP groups (p=0.56). Myopia (spherical equivalent ⩾−0.75D) and astigmatism ⩾1.00D were diagnosed more frequently in the ROP group (p