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My son is premie born at 34 weeks and weighed 2.45 kgs .. he was also on Cpap for 24 hours .. is ROP screening required? If yes how many screenings ?
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Do regular ROP screening.
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Dr. Rutvi Parikh
Ophthalmologist/ Eye Surgeon
11 yrs exp
Vadodara
Yes it's required as soon as possible
Follow up till retina
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Dr. Ravi Chandna
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9 yrs exp
Bhopal
ROP screening should be done!
Number of screenings will depend on status of retina
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Dr. Sana Rasheed
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5 yrs exp
Bangalore
Yes , very much required, number of screenings depends on the status of rop
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Dr. Saba Kausar
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12 yrs exp
Bangalore
Yes , timely rop screening needed.
Number of screening Depends on how mature retina is
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