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| Year : 2023 | Volume
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| Issue : 2 | Page : 452-454 |
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Myopia in retinopathy of prematurity: Boon or bane
Mousumi Banerjee, Akshat Sharma, Shorya Vardhan Azad, Siddhartha Rao
Department of Ophthalmology, Dr. Rajendra Prasad Centre for Ophthalmic Sciences, AIIMS, New Delhi, India
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 Source of Support: None, Conflict of Interest: None
DOI: 10.4103/IJO.IJO_2730_22
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Myopic changes in the fundus have been known to have a protective role in vasculopathy. The reduced metabolic demands prevent the progression of vascular disorders in myopic eyes. However, this theory might not be applicable for myopia in retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) babies. An increased retinal surface area in an eye with a longer axial length might aggravate the progression of ROP. We discuss two cases of unilateral progression of ROP in a longer axial length eye.
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