01/05/2024
🌟 ROP : Retinopathy of Premaaturity
🌟 Retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) is an eye disease in some premature babies born before 31 weeks. (A full-term pregnancy is about 38 to 42 weeks.)
🌟 It is a problem that affects the tissue at the back of the eye called the retina.
🌟 The retina senses light and sends signals to the brain so you can see. With ROP, unwanted blood vessels grow on the baby’s retina.
🌟 These blood vessels can cause serious eye and vision problems later.
🌟🌟 ROP may go away on its own as an infant grows. 🌟🌟 But as the infant grows, they should be seen by an ophthalmologist regularly.
🌟🌟 Sometimes urgent treatment is needed to prevent blindness.
🌟🌟 If not treated in time, the child can have severe permanent vision loss, or even go blind.
https://youtu.be/OyaUpwSYe0w?si=zUQTnOn6bYtV4g7_
(Video courtesy: AAO)
✅ Image 1: ROP Laser being done for a preterm premature Low Birth weight baby in Neonatal ICU as an emergency procedure to save vision of the baby.
✅ Image 2: Information in Hindi.
👁️👁️ For queries and consultation visit AB Superspeciality Eye Hospital, Raipur, Chhattisgarh
Or call 8815096478
