ReviewOpen access Macedonian journal of medical sciences2018
Artificial Reproductive Technology - A Risk Factor for Retinopathy of Prematurity.
Review in Open access Macedonian journal of medical sciences, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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7 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 13 citations in OpenAlex.
- The Risk of Retinopathy of Prematurity in the Infants following Assisted Reproductive Technology: A Meta-Analysis.BioMed research international · 2019Pooled it
- Incidence and risk factors of retinopathy of prematurity in artificial reproductive technology conceived preterm infants in China.International journal of retina and vitreous · 2026Article
- Neonatal sepsis as a cause of retinopathy of prematurity: An etiological explanation.Progress in retinal and eye research · 2024Review
- A Review on the Incidence and Related Risk Factors of Retinopathy of Prematurity Across Various Countries.Cureus · 2022Review
- Retinopathy of Prematurity: Advances in the Screening and Treatment of Retinopathy of Prematurity Using a Single Center Approach.American journal of ophthalmology · 2022Article
- Retinopathy of Prematurity and Assisted Reproductive Technology: Is There an Association?Clinical ophthalmology (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2021Article
- Risk Factors for Retinopathy of Prematurity in Preterm Infants in Kerman, Iran.Journal of ophthalmic & vision researchArticle
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Abstract
backgroundRetinopathy of Prematurity (ROP) is a potentially blinding vasoproliferative disease in premature babies. The presentation and course of ROP are determined by a complex interaction of a series of risk factors, including artificial reproductive technology (ART).
aimTo analyse and combine the information relating ART as an independent risk factor for retinopathy of prematurity. METHODS AND MATERIAL: The article is systematic review and meta-analysis using RevMan 5. Pubmed, Scopus and Medline were searched for articles from 1990 to 2018.
resultsStudies suggest that ROP is observed more frequently in ART children. They are more likely to be premature and of low birth weight than those conceived naturally. Results vary from just a tendency to a five-fold increase in risk to develop ROP in ART babies. At the same time, they might develop ROP later, and more mature newborns might be affected.
conclusionThe data relating ART as a risk factor for ROP is inconclusive, but most studies show at least a tendency. The ART newborns need to be considered as a risk group for ROP and observed with greater suspicion. Even more mature ART newborns might need to be screened in order not to miss any significant pathology.
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