Baby Alp, who was born at 32 weeks and weighing 1500 grams, will be able to see healthily after the "Premature Retinopathy Laser Treatment" performed at our hospital's Ophthalmology Clinic due to the development of Prematurity Retinopathy, which can lead to permanent vision loss.
Assoc. Prof., Education and Administrative Officer of our hospital's Ophthalmology Clinic, who performs the treatment of Prematurity Retinopathy. Dr. Muammer ÖZÇİMEN said, “Baby Alp was referred to us via 112. He was born prematurely, and the clinic where he was examined was told that he needed urgent intervention. When we examined the baby, we saw that Prematurity Retinopathy had developed and we decided that he needed urgent treatment. This emergency treatment process lasts between 48 and 72 hours. Therefore, we immediately evaluated the baby with the anesthesia and neonatal team and applied laser treatment to our baby the next day. During his post-treatment examinations, we saw that the laser procedure we performed was very successful.
Retinopathy of Prematurity (ROP) is an abnormal vascular structure seen in the developing retinas of babies born prematurely. These vessels can bleed very quickly, stick to the retina, and in the future, detach the retina, that is, the nerve layer of the eye. This can result in permanent vision loss. ROP does not have any symptoms in the baby. We can only understand this disease through examination. For this reason, babies at risk of premature retinopathy are referred to us for examination by neonatologists. " said.
Specialist working in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit of our hospital. Dr. Aytaç KENAR, “Baby Alp was diagnosed with Prematurity Retinopathy during the tests and examinations performed in our hospital. He was brought to our neonatal intensive care unit for laser treatment. Our unit serves as a 3rd Step Intensive Care Unit with 48 incubators. "Here, we provide full-range advanced respiratory support to our babies in case of respiratory distress." said.