Journal of Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology

Journal of Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology
Open Access

ISSN: 2155-9570

Discordant retinopathy of prematurity in twin anemia-polycythemia sequence: A case report


6th Global Ophthalmologists Annual Meeting

May 16-18, 2016 Osaka, Japan

Mariana Patricia Sheales, Shivanand Sheth, Andrew G Edwards and Susan Mary Carden

The Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital, Australia
Royal Children’s Hospital, Australia
Monash Medical Centre, Australia
University of Melbourne, Australia

Posters & Accepted Abstracts: J Clin Exp Ophthalmol

Abstract :

We describe a case of severe retinopathy of prematurity in the anemic donor twin with Twin Anemia-Polycythemia Sequence that was managed with the novel treatment of intrauterine blood transfusions. The fellow polycythemic twin was managed with intrauterine venesection and developed only mild retinopathy of prematurity. Thus despite intrauterine improvement of the twinsÃ?Æ?Ã?¢Ã?â??Ã?â?¬Ã?â??Ã?â?¢ hemodynamic conditions, the risk of retinopathy of prematurity development remained.

Biography :

Mariana Patricia Sheales has completed her Masters of Medicine in Ophthalmic Science at the University of Sydney after obtaining her undergraduate medical degree at the University of Tasmania. She is currently studying a Masters of Public Health and has been working as an ophthalmology registrar for the last 2 years in Australia.

Email: mariana.sheales@eyeandear.org.au

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