Prevent ROP To Give The Little Eyes The Deserved Care
Our eye is like a camera. The front of our eye comprises a special lens that receives light and turns it into visual images that are then…
Prevent ROP To Give The Little Eyes The Deserved Care
Our eye is like a camera. The front of our eye comprises a special lens that receives light and turns it into visual images that are then sent to the brain. This area is termed as retina and it is covered with nerve cells that react to light. Underneath this retina, there is a network of blood vessels. These blood vessels usually develop quickly in the last few weeks before the birth of a baby. Retinopathy of prematurity, or ROP, occurs when these blood vessels in a baby’s eye develop abnormally. In some premature babies who are born before 36 weeks of gestation or weigh less than 2 Kg during birth, the blood vessels grow abnormally, into parts of the eye where they normally do not belong.
Who are at the most risk of ROP?
- All babies born before 36 weeks of gestation
- Infants who weigh less than 2 kg at birth
It is very important, that these babies are properly screened and examined by an ophthalmologist within 30 days of birth.
Get to know about the risk factors
Other than premature birth, there are several risk factors that cause constant conflict between normal retinal vascularization and the requirement of adequate oxygen by the developing retina.
- Low birth weight
- Young gestational age
- High level of carbon dioxide in the blood
- Low blood acidity
- Low blood oxygen
- Respiratory distress
- Slow heart rate
- Heart disease
- Poor postnatal growth
- Intraventricular hemorrhage
- Blood transfusion
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