IJCRRI Journ Cur Res ReInternational Journal of Current Research and ReviewI Journ Cur Res Re2231-21960975-5241Radiance Research Academy3107 http://dx.doi.org/10.31782/IJCRR.2020.12224HealthcarePrevalence and Profile of Myopia of Prematurity in A Tertiary Centre AkhtarNaheedKhalidAnamFirduasUzma241120202)178181This article is copyright of Popeye Publishing, 20092009This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY 4.0) Licence. You may share and adapt the material, but must give appropriate credit to the source, provide a link to the licence, and indicate if changes were made.

Objective: To find out prevalence and profile of myopia in premature babies in a tertiary centre. Study Design: A cross sectional study was conducted in JNMCH, AMU for a period of 6 months (Oct 2019 __ampersandsignndash; March 2020) Material and methods __ampersandsignndash; Cycloplegic refraction of 60 babies both premature and term was done along with studying other parameters. Result: Prevalence of myopia in preterm was found to be 50% while in term it was 16.6%, maximum prevalence of myopia (46.1%) was found in new born weighing (1.5-2.0 kg). Also newborns who received oxygen had 51.8% prevalence of myopia. Conclusion: In our study prevalence of myopia was found to be high in preterm newborns. Also highest prevalence of myopia was noted in lowest birth weight babies.

Myopia of Prematurity LBW (Low Birth Weight) Oxygen Therapy