Retinopathy of prematurity and assisted reproductive technology: Is there an association?
Clinical Ophthalmology Jan 27, 2021
Alsammahi A, et al. - In the present study, the researchers sought to determine the incidence of retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) and to ascertain if assisted reproductive technology (ART) is a risk factor for ROP independent of the generation of multiple births by determining the occurrence and severity of ROP and the need for treatment. Other risk factors associated with the development of ROP among preterm infants will also be evaluated. The sample consisted of all premature infants who were screened for ROP according to the screening guidelines of the American Academy of Ophthalmology and born at King Abdulaziz University Hospital from 2015 to 2019. In total, 229 preterm babies met the criteria. According to this retrospective chart review, ART in multiple birth babies per se did not appear to be a risk factor for ROP. However, ART babies were more likely to develop ROP than natural conception birth babies, which appeared to be more severe.
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