Ultrasound to Detect Evidence for Retinal Detachment in Retinopathy of Prematurity
| Status: | Completed |
|---|---|
| Conditions: | Ocular, Ocular, Women's Studies |
| Therapuetic Areas: | Ophthalmology, Reproductive |
| Healthy: | No |
| Age Range: | Any |
| Updated: | 3/30/2019 |
| Start Date: | December 2004 |
| End Date: | April 30, 2010 |
Premature infants stand a risk of danger to the layer of the eye that creates sight that, if
untreated, can cause severe vision problems, leading to blindness in some cases. This
research study will use ultrasound to examine the eye for retinal changes of prematurity.
untreated, can cause severe vision problems, leading to blindness in some cases. This
research study will use ultrasound to examine the eye for retinal changes of prematurity.
Retinopathy of prematurity requires the early detection of retinopathy in neonates with a
gestational age of < 28 weeks and a birth weight <1500 g. These evaluations require pupillary
dilation, diagnostic expertise, consume much time and expense and are not without morbidity.
B-scan ultrasonography using a hand-held probe is part of the current ophthalmologist's
armamentarium, providing a non-invasive view of the eye and avoiding the morbidity associated
with mydriatic drops used for pupillary dilation.
We will use a simple water bath enclosure for a standard 20 MHz probe currently in general
ophthalmic use to determine whether this simple technique might supplant indirect
ophthalmoscopy as a screening technique. We will compare, using masked observers, the
clinical findings of indirect ophthalmoscopy of neonatal infants with ultrasonic findings to
determine if a correlation in the stages of retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) between the two
techniques existed.
gestational age of < 28 weeks and a birth weight <1500 g. These evaluations require pupillary
dilation, diagnostic expertise, consume much time and expense and are not without morbidity.
B-scan ultrasonography using a hand-held probe is part of the current ophthalmologist's
armamentarium, providing a non-invasive view of the eye and avoiding the morbidity associated
with mydriatic drops used for pupillary dilation.
We will use a simple water bath enclosure for a standard 20 MHz probe currently in general
ophthalmic use to determine whether this simple technique might supplant indirect
ophthalmoscopy as a screening technique. We will compare, using masked observers, the
clinical findings of indirect ophthalmoscopy of neonatal infants with ultrasonic findings to
determine if a correlation in the stages of retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) between the two
techniques existed.
Inclusion Criteria:
premature birth
Exclusion Criteria:
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