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Rop(retinopathy of prematurity)
My baby was born at 32 weeks 1550gm stayed in nicu on low oxygen concentration 6 days,non invasive ventilation,has no apnea episodes ,no sepsis I want to know the risk of rop ...I also had laser barrage treatment due to retinal holes
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In India, ROP screening is done to infants born under 2kg , 34 weeks Gestational age. So your baby fits this criteria and is essential to get an ROP screening done.
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Consult in a local Ophthalmologist who is trained in ROP
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Babies born prematurely between 32-35 weeks with birth weight of 1500-2000 gms are at risk of retinopathy of prematurity and are advised to get a ROP Screening done with an ophthalmologist specialist.
Retinal holes can occur due to various reasons like high myopia or can be idiopathic as well. That is not correlated with ROP risk of your child but the child should go for ROP screening
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ROP screening
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