Aim: Retinopathy of prematurity, a proliferative vitreoretinopathy resulting from the vascular disorder of the retina, is the most frequent cause of blindness in childhood. In the pathogenesis of the disease, in particular, there are stages developing diametrically opposite to each other (the first phase vasoobliteration, the second phase neovascularization) helped our thoughts of the disease to form. Premature retinopathy is quite an important problem in newborn units not only as far as its consequences but also its follow-up and management. Our controlled clinical study aims to present a simple method that will facilitate the follow-up of the disease while guiding clinicians in predicting the prognosis of the disease.
Material and Methods: In our case-controlled study we have assessed 64 preterm cases at the risk of premature retinopathy, considering both the 46 preterm cases having been realized at the follow-up to need laser photocoagulation, and the first and second stage of the disease, in terms of thrombocytes, which play an important part in the transport and storage of vascular endothelial growth factor.
Results: No statistically significant difference was found between the control and laser groups in terms of the thrombocyte count and mean platelet volume values during the first stage of the disease (p>0.05). During the second stage of the disease, while no difference was detected between the control and laser groups in terms of the thrombocytes count, (p=0.98, p>0.05), Significant differences were found in mean platelet volume values (p=0.001, p
Key words: Premature Retinopathy; Platelet; Mean Platelet Volume.
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