RETINOPATHY OF PREMATURITY AND MATERNAL AGE

In Brief Purpose: To determine the risk factors, especially maternal risk factors, associated with the development of retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) in premature babies. Methods: A matched case-control study involving premature patients was undertaken retrospectively. The case group consisted of premature babies with the subsequent development of ROP. The control group consisted of gestational age-matched and sex-matched premature babies that...