Alternative, Effective and Cheap Method for Scleral Depression of ROP (Retinopathy of Prematurity) Examination

Authors : Göksu Alaçamlı, Caner Kara, Ozkan İlhan, Aylin Karalezli

Pages : 514-519

Doi:10.53394/akd.1342200

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Publication Date : 2024-09-19

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :Objective: To evaluate the effectiveness of plastic coated paperclips in scleral buckling by comparing it with a standard non-ring shaped steel indentator which is commonly used for ROP examination. Methods: The prospective, randomized and controlled study was performed in this study by comparing the effectiveness and examination time of plastic coated paperclips and standart non-ring shaped steel scleral depressors. Results: In our study, we found that, we could do ROP (Retinopathy of Prematurity) examination faster with paper clips (mean time: 7.6 seconds) when compared to standart steel depressors (mean time: 8,4 seconds). No significant difference was found between the mean examination times of the two different types of scleral depressors. Conclution: We think that our study is the first study to explain the advantages of the paper clips about the usage of an alternative, cheap and effective scleral depression method in ROP examination, since there has been no previous study on the use of paper clips for ROP examination.
Keywords : Prematüre Retinopatisi Taraması, Prematüre Retinopatisi, Sklera