Prevalence and causes of ocular disorders and visual impairment among preterm children in Ethiopia.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence, causes of ocular disorders and visual impairment among preterm children previously admitted to neonatal intensive care units in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

Methods and analysis

A prospective screening survey was conducted from February to June 2019 at the paediatric eye clinic of Menelik II Hospital. Children who were preterm at birth and who attended the eye clinic were included in the study. Data on demographic and neonatal characteristics, neonatal and maternal comorbidities and ocular disorders were collected. OR and univariate analysis were used to identify predictors of ocular diseases and visual impairment.

Results

There were 222 children included in the study with a mean age at presentation of 2.62 ye

SUBMITTER: Sherief ST 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10860044 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature