In Bangladesh advancement of neonatal care has increased
the survival of preterm very low birth weight (VLBW)
neonates and the incidence of Retinopathy of prematurity
(ROP) is also increasing. The objective of this study was to
identify the cases of ROP and their risk factors recorded
during hospital stay. This was a prospective observational
study at special care baby unit (SCABU) and Intensive care
unit of Dhaka Shishu Hospital from July, 2006 to March,
2008 among premature (<34 weeks) and/or VLBW (<1500
gm) neonates. Neonates who fulfilled the inclusion criteria
were followed up daily to record certain clinical factors,
investigation findings and medications. Discharged
neonates had repeated ophthalmological examinations as
advised by the ophthalmologist. Main outcome measure was
abnormal findings on ophthalmoscopic examinations.
Infants were divided into “Normal group” that included
newborns without ROP, and “Abnormal group” that
included newborns with ROP. Comparative analysis of
recorded clinical factors was done between the two groups.
Initial enrollment comprised of 129 neonates but the study