J Korean Ophthalmol Soc.
1998 Feb;39(2):382-387.
Myopia vs Retinopathy of Prematurity
- Affiliations
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- 1Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, Ehwa Woman University, Seoul, Korea.
- 2Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea.
Abstract
- The authors report the incidence of myopia in a group of premature infants with birth weights of less than 1500g and/or gestational age less than 33 weeks. One hundred sixty eight babies who were born in one hospital from Jan. 1991 to Dec. 1993 were included. Eyes were refracted using cycloplegic retinoscopy at 6 months after term. Myopia was observed in 49.8% of the refracted eyes. High myopia was observed in 1.4%. The history of acute retinopathy of prematurity was not associated with the development of myopia or high myopia(Fishers exact test, p>0.05), but the history of threshold retinopathy of prematurity was associated with the high incidence of myopia and high myopia(Chi-square test, p<0.05).
