Retinopatia da prematuridade no hospital da Faculdade de Medicina de Botucatu - UNESP

• Autor(a) principal: Jorge, Eliane Chaves [UNESP]
• Data de Publicação: 2015
• Outros Autores: Marcon, André Ricardo Carvalho [UNESP], Puertas, Núria Avelar [UNESP]
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Repositório Institucional da UNESP
• Texto Completo: http://ojs.unesp.br/index.php/revista_proex/article/view/1110; http://hdl.handle.net/11449/143153
• topic: Retinopathy of prematurity; Risk factors; Blindness; Retinopatía del prematuro; Factores de riesgo; Ceguera; Biológicas; Saúde; Retinopatia da prematuridade; Fatores de riscos; Cegueira

Retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) is a multifactorial disease, which alters the normal development of the retina of premature neonates. It is the leading cause of childhood blindness in the world. Early diagnosis and treatment can prevent blindness. Our objective was to identify the prevalence of ROP in the Botucatu Medical School Hospital (HCFMB – UNESP) and correlate it with neonatal risk factors. We conducted a prospective cohort study involving 302 infants with birth weight ? 1,500 g and / or gestational age ? 32 weeks, followed up until the 45th week of corrected gestational age. The prevalence of ROP was 18.53% and 14 (6%) neonates with severe illness required treatment. The study showed a significant correlation between the emergence of ROP and the  risk factors birth weight, gestational age and twin pregnancy (P <.05). This study is part of an extension project that aims to prevent childhood blindness and to apply educational measures among health professionals, students and premature babies’ relatives. It emphasizes the importance of effective screening and treatment of ROP.