Abstract

LABRADA RODRIGUEZ, Yunia Herbania; VEGA PUPO, Caridad; GONZALEZ, Luisa  and  PENA HERNANDEZ, Yudisneidis. Performance of retinopathy of prematurity in Las Tunas province. Rev Cubana Oftalmol [online]. 2006, vol.19, n.1, pp. 0-0. ISSN 1561-3070.

An observational cross-sectional study was conducted in Las Tunas province from January 2002 to December 2004. The universe of study was made up of 14 503 live births and the sample was composed by 227 premature newborns, who were performed indirect ophtalmoscopy. The incidence rate was 0,10. The most relevant risk factors were prematurity and low birthweight. Retinopathy of prematurity was more frequent in newborns weighing 1 500 g or less at birth and in gestational age of 30-34 weeks. Retinopathy of prematurity stage 1 predominated

Keywords : Retinopathy of prematurity; incidence.

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