Short-term Refractive Effects of Propranolol Hydrochloride Prophylaxis on Retinopathy of Prematurity in Very Preterm Newborns

Korkmaz L., KARACA Ç., Akin M. A., Bastug O., Sahiner M., Ozdemir A., ...Daha Fazla

CURRENT EYE RESEARCH, cilt.43, sa.2, ss.213-217, 2018 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 43 Sayı: 2
  • Basım Tarihi: 2018
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1080/02713683.2017.1390769
  • Dergi Adı: CURRENT EYE RESEARCH
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.213-217
  • Erzincan Binali Yıldırım Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır

Özet

Purpose: Retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) is one of the major problems of surviving premature infants with several ophthalmic morbidities such as increased risk of refractive errors, strabismus, and cortical visual impairment. Use of propranolol hydrochloride (PH) for the prevention of ROP is a new promising treatment modality. However, long-term effects are still to be defined. In our study, we aimed to investigate the short-term refractive effects of PH used for ROP prophylaxis in very preterm newborns.