Hanyang University College of Medicine Reports Findings in Retinopathy of Prematurity (Ophthalmic complications in retinopathy of prematurity in the first decade of life in Korea using the national health insurance database): Eye Diseases and Conditions – Retinopathy of Prematurity

2022 FEB 02 (NewsRx) -- By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Information Technology Business Daily -- New research on Eye Diseases and Conditions - Retinopathy of Prematurity is the subject of a report. According to news reporting originating from Seoul, South Korea, by NewsRx correspondents, research stated, “The aim of this study is to investigate the epidemiology of ophthalmic complications of retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) after preterm birth using population-based database in South Korea. Using the National Health Insurance database, ophthalmic complications among premature infants born in 2007-2008 during their 10-year follow-up period were identified.”

Financial support for this research came from National Research Foundation of Korea.

Our news editors obtained a quote from the research from the Hanyang University College of Medicine, “Annual cumulative incidence rate and period prevalence of complications at each age were analyzed among those with ROP and those who underwent treatment for ROP (tROP). The hazard ratios (HRs) according to the presence of ROP and treatment for ROP were also analyzed. We identified 18,256 premature infants, 6995 of whom had ROP. The prevalence at 10th year for overall ophthalmic complications was 11.1% and 35.9% among ROP and tROP, respectively. Strabismus, amblyopia, and glaucoma were the three most common complications. The presence of ROP was associated with higher risk of complications (HR 1.53, 95%CI 1.44-1.61) among premature infants, and the presence of treatment for ROP was associated with higher risk of complications (HR 4.31, 95%CI 3.74-4.98) among ROP cases.”

According to the news editors, the research concluded: “This study reports the nationwide epidemiologic data on ophthalmic complications of ROP during the first decade of life, which will help advance our understandings and establish national strategies in managing ROP.”

For more information on this research see: Ophthalmic complications in retinopathy of prematurity in the first decade of life in Korea using the national health insurance database. Scientific Reports, 2022;12(1):911. Scientific Reports can be contacted at: Nature Portfolio, Heidelberger Platz 3, Berlin, 14197, Germany. (Nature Publishing Group - http://www.nature.com/; Scientific Reports - http://www.nature.com/srep/)

The news editors report that additional information may be obtained by contacting Yong Un Shin, Dept. of Ophthalmology, Hanyang University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea. Additional authors for this research include Eun Hee Hong, Gi Hwan Bae, Young Jin Choi, Seong Joon Ahn, Inah Kim and Heeyoon Cho.

The direct object identifier (DOI) for that additional information is: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-04616-7. This DOI is a link to an online electronic document that is either free or for purchase, and can be your direct source for a journal article and its citation.

Publisher contact information for the journal Scientific Reports is: Nature Portfolio, Heidelberger Platz 3, Berlin, 14197, Germany.

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