Abstract:

Objective: To explore the application value of Ret Cam III in eye diseases screening in newborns, and to understand the
oncome situation of fundus diseases for providing basis for the prevention and treatment of eye diseases in newborns. Methods: Ret
Cam III was used to screen eye diseases in 933 newborns in this hospital from March 2015 to August 2015 and the discussion and
analysis were carried out for the results. Results: 87 cases of fundus diseases were detected among 933 newborns（9.32%）, including
64 cases of fundus hemorrhage（6.86%）; 18 cases of retinopathy in premature infants（1.93%）; 5 cases of other eye diseases（0.54%）;
2 cases of optic atrophy（0.21%）; 2 cases of familial exudative vitreoretinopathy（0.21%）; 1 case of permanent hyaloid artery stump
（0.11%）. Conclusion: Because fundus diseases in newborns are not easy to be noticed at early stage, so it's necessary to pay attention
to the screening, especially for the premature infants, and full term infants with high risk factors. Ret Cam III is easy to operate with
wide range of observation, which is beneficial for promoting the diagnosis rate of fundus diseases in newborns, and for noticing and
treating the diseases at early stage effectively.

Key words: newborns, premature infants, fundus diseases, Ret Cam III