Retinopathy of prematurity was associated with dilated superior ophthalmic veins.
Ultrasonographic demonstration of the superior ophthalmic vein in the orbit of premature infants with and without retinopathy of prematurity.
Yonina Ron … Rita Ehrlich
Medical hypotheses · 2015
Background
Retinopathy of prematurity (retinopathy of prematurity), which develops due to abnormal retinal vascularization in premature babies, can lead to irreversible vision loss.
Methods
A prospective study design was used after approved by the local institutional review board.
n = 32 eyes
Results
eyes with ROP more often had an enlarged vein above the eye
with ROP
95.4%
without ROP
15.6%
More results
B-scan ocular ultrasonography is a noninvasive examination which makes it possible to image the eye and orbit.
Retinopathy of prematurity was diagnosed by routine ophthalmoscopic exam.
The results of the ophthalmoscopic exam were compared to the orbital ultrasound findings.
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Conclusion
The present study suggests an association between retinopathy of prematurity and dilatation of the superior ophthalmic vein.
