Retrospective study of 112 premature babies showed a high incidence of strabismus (9.8%), myopia (3.6%) and amblyopia (9.3%). As compared with the full-term control group, this difference was statistically significant (p<0.05). It is therefore important that premature babies continue to be followed up closely even if they show no retinal abnormality, as they run a high risk of developing treatable ocular abnormalities, e.g. amblyopia, strabismus or high refractive errors. Poor visual prognosis (legal blindness in 64.3%) and anterior segment abnormalities are the major problems of cicatricial RLF. Therefore, how to prevent and treat cicatricial RLF is most important at the present.
Retrospective study of 112 premature babies showed a high incidence of strabismus (9.8%), myopia (3.6%) and amblyopia (9.3%). As compared with the full-term control group, this difference was statistically significant (p<0.05). It is therefore important that premature babies continue to be followed up closely even if they show no retinal abnormality, as they run a high risk of developing treatable ocular abnormalities, e.g. amblyopia, strabismus or high refractive errors. Poor visual prognosis (legal blindness in 64.3%) and anterior segment abnormalities are the major problems of cicatricial RLF. Therefore, how to prevent and treat cicatricial RLF is most important at the present.