%0 Journal Article %1 O'Keefe2001 %A O'Keefe, M. %A Kafil-Hussain, N. %A Flitcroft, I. %A Lanigan, B. %D 2001 %J Br J Ophthalmol %K Cerebral Hemorrhage; Palsy; Child; Child, Preschool; Eye Diseases; Female; Humans; Hydrocephalus; Infant; Infant, Newborn; Premature; Male; Nystagmus, Pathologic; Optic Atrophy; Prognosis; Retinopathy of Prematurity; Risk Factors; Severity Illness Index; Strabismus; Vision, Low %N 3 %P 357--359 %T Ocular significance of intraventricular haemorrhage in premature infants. %V 85 %X AIM: To document ocular outcome in premature infants with intraventricular haemorrhages (IVH). METHODS: 68 preterm infants with IVH were examined. RESULTS: Mean gestational age was 28.1 weeks (range 24-35). Mean birth weight was 1045.9 g (630-2240). Mean follow up was 54.6 months (6-150). IVH is graded from 1 to 4 based on the severity of haemorrhages. The incidence of ocular abnormalities was compared between low grade IVH (grade 1 and 2) and high grade IVH (grade 3 and 4). Of the 68 infants with IVH, ROP occurred in 33 infants (48.5\%); 13 (43.3\%) had low grade IVH; 20 (52.6\%) had high grade IVH. Strabismus developed in 30 infants (44.1\%); 14 (46.6\%) had low grade IVH; 16 (42.1\%) had high grade IVH. Infants with high grade IVH were at significant greater risk than infants with low grade IVH for the development of optic atrophy (31.5\% v 16.6\%), hydrocephalus (57.8\% v 10\%). CONCLUSION: This study highlights the serious significance of all grades of IVH with the higher incidence of optic atrophy and hydrocephalus with high grade IVH.

@article{O'Keefe2001, abstract = {AIM: To document ocular outcome in premature infants with intraventricular haemorrhages (IVH). METHODS: 68 preterm infants with IVH were examined. RESULTS: Mean gestational age was 28.1 weeks (range 24-35). Mean birth weight was 1045.9 g (630-2240). Mean follow up was 54.6 months (6-150). IVH is graded from 1 to 4 based on the severity of haemorrhages. The incidence of ocular abnormalities was compared between low grade IVH (grade 1 and 2) and high grade IVH (grade 3 and 4). Of the 68 infants with IVH, ROP occurred in 33 infants (48.5\%); 13 (43.3\%) had low grade IVH; 20 (52.6\%) had high grade IVH. Strabismus developed in 30 infants (44.1\%); 14 (46.6\%) had low grade IVH; 16 (42.1\%) had high grade IVH. Infants with high grade IVH were at significant greater risk than infants with low grade IVH for the development of optic atrophy (31.5\% v 16.6\%), hydrocephalus (57.8\% v 10\%). CONCLUSION: This study highlights the serious significance of all grades of IVH with the higher incidence of optic atrophy and hydrocephalus with high grade IVH.}, added-at = {2014-07-19T20:56:45.000+0200}, author = {O'Keefe, M. and Kafil-Hussain, N. and Flitcroft, I. and Lanigan, B.}, biburl = {https://www.bibsonomy.org/bibtex/27431cd8e077d8338eaa79c0018c2a0d4/ar0berts}, groups = {public}, interhash = {a076b0c7eef0f662c5c13cbe313a1c34}, intrahash = {7431cd8e077d8338eaa79c0018c2a0d4}, journal = {Br J Ophthalmol}, keywords = {Cerebral Hemorrhage; Palsy; Child; Child, Preschool; Eye Diseases; Female; Humans; Hydrocephalus; Infant; Infant, Newborn; Premature; Male; Nystagmus, Pathologic; Optic Atrophy; Prognosis; Retinopathy of Prematurity; Risk Factors; Severity Illness Index; Strabismus; Vision, Low}, month = Mar, number = 3, pages = {357--359}, pmid = {11222347}, timestamp = {2014-07-19T20:56:45.000+0200}, title = {Ocular significance of intraventricular haemorrhage in premature infants.}, username = {ar0berts}, volume = 85, year = 2001 }