Effect of light reduction on the incidence of retinopathy of prematurity

R R T Braz; M E L Moreira; M de Carvalho; J M A Lopes; M A Rodrigues; J A O Cabral; M M Motta

doi:10.1136/adc.2005.088518

Effect of light reduction on the incidence of retinopathy of prematurity

Arch Dis Child Fetal Neonatal Ed. 2006 Nov;91(6):F443-4. doi: 10.1136/adc.2005.088518. Epub 2006 Mar 17.

Authors

R R T Braz¹, M E L Moreira, M de Carvalho, J M A Lopes, M A Rodrigues, J A O Cabral, M M Motta

Affiliation

¹ Department of Neonatology, Instituto Fernandes Figueira, Oswaldo Cruz Foundation, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Abstract

The effect of ocular protection on the incidence of retinopathy of prematurity was tested in 188 newborns weighing less than 1600 g in a randomised controlled trial. No effect of ambient light reduction on the incidence of retinopathy of prematurity was shown.

Publication types

Randomized Controlled Trial

MeSH terms

Humans
Infant, Newborn
Light*
Ophthalmoscopy
Retinopathy of Prematurity / pathology
Retinopathy of Prematurity / therapy*
Treatment Outcome