2006
DOI: 10.1136/bjo.2005.078063
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Characteristics of severe retinopathy of prematurity patients in China: a repeat of the first epidemic?

Abstract: Comprehensive screening programmes for ROP are urgently needed in China. Screening criteria recommended by the American Academy of Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus and the Royal College of Ophthalmologists, United Kingdom, may not be suitable for China where bigger, more mature babies are developing severe disease.

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“…15 In the developed nations, screening criteria have been formulated for high-risk infants that are reviewed and revised as the population of infants at risk changes with time. 16 In 2005, a national clinical practice guideline (CPG) on ROP was drafted by pediatric ophthalmologists, pediatricians, and the Ministry of Health of Malaysia. Screening should be done at 4-6 weeks after birth, in infants with a birth weight r1500 g and gestational age r32 weeks.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…15 In the developed nations, screening criteria have been formulated for high-risk infants that are reviewed and revised as the population of infants at risk changes with time. 16 In 2005, a national clinical practice guideline (CPG) on ROP was drafted by pediatric ophthalmologists, pediatricians, and the Ministry of Health of Malaysia. Screening should be done at 4-6 weeks after birth, in infants with a birth weight r1500 g and gestational age r32 weeks.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…ROP is also increasingly being reported from urban centres in Asia, including India, 14 China, 15 Thailand 16 and Vietnam. 17 The available data seem to suggest that countries fall into three groups with respect to the risk of blindness due to ROP.…”
Section: Development and Blindness In Childrenmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…8,9 Teknolojik ve tıbbi gelişmeler eşliğinde prematüre mortalitesinin düşmesi ancak morbiditenin artması, bakım şartlarının yetersiz olması ve henüz iyi bir tarama programı oluşturulamamasının bu duruma neden olduğu düşünülmektedir. Yardımcı üreme tekniklerinin yaygın kullanımıyla çoğul gebelikler ve beraberinde prematüre doğum oranının artması da bu duruma katkıda bulunmaktadır.…”
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“…Hem prematüre bebeklerin yaşatılma oranının yükselmesi, hem oksijen desteğinin kontrolsüz yapılması sonucu, gelişmekte olan ülkelerde 2000'li yıllarda ortaya çıkan ve "üçüncü epidemi" olarak adlandırılan bu durum, immatür bebeklerde olduğu kadar görece matür bebeklerde de görülen ağır PR ile karakterizedir. 8,9 Bu ülkelerde PR ile ilgili farkındalık giderek artmakta, buna bağlı olarak PR tanı ve takibi ile ilgili konular son yıllarda daha çok ön plana çıkmaktadır.…”
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