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Newborn Retinopathy
Nowadays, thanks to the developing technology, newborn care units can be used to keep babies who have smaller birth weight and who are born ahead of time. However, the development of the eye in the postpartum period differs from other tissues and organs. The last 12 weeks of pregnancy is an important period in which the development of retinal layer and vessels of the eye is accelerated. In premature babies, the retina and veins remain shorter than the area they need to reach and cannot develop.
When the baby is born, abnormal neovascular formation occurs. These new blood vessels are bleeding and are suitable for complications called retinal detachment.
There is a high risk of developing premature retinopathy in premature infants with an intrauterine birth weight of less than 32 weeks, intensive oxygen therapy in the incubator medium, having respiratory problems, having intracranial hemorrhage,
