Ophthalmic short- and long-term outcomes for premature XXXX : Results of an extended follow-up program in Saudi Arabia.

@entity1 @entity940 @entity548 @entity3467 @entity989 @entity18704 @entity1714
PURPOSE: Study the ophthalmic morbidities for @entity1 born prematurely at a Tertiary care center in Riyadh city. METHODS: Retrospective, longitudinal cohort study at King Fahad Medical City for premature @entity1 born at gestational age (GA)    32  weeks or birth weight (BW)    1500  g during the study period from January 1, 2007, until the end of December 2009 was conducted. Short term outcome was diagnosis with @entity989 ( @entity989 ) and long-term outcome was ophthalmic findings at age 18-24  months. RESULTS: The cumulative incidence of @entity989 was 30%. @entity1 diagnosed with @entity989 had a mean GA of 27  weeks (23-35  weeks) and mean BW of 907  g (530-1730  g). Risk factors other than GA and BW for @entity989 , identified in the predictive logistic regression model, were blood transfusion [ @entity18704 ] and diagnosis with @entity548 (OR  =  2.90). Strabismus was identified in 14% of the study cohort. Diagnosis of @entity3467 (spherical equivalent    +0.75  D) was equal in both @entity989 and no- @entity989 groups (p  =  0.56). @entity1714 (spherical equivalent    -0.75  D) and @entity940    1.00  D were diagnosed more frequently in the @entity989 group (p  <  0.0001 and 0.04, respectively). CONCLUSIONS: A higher incidence of @entity989 was observed in this cohort compared to some Saudi Arabian centers. It is recommended that the screening criteria be maintained and that the effects of further control of blood transfusion be assessed in a prospective study. The authors recommend an extra ophthalmic evaluation at the age of 18-24  months for all premature @entity1 born with GA       32  weeks.
