Procedural pain and stress in premature neonates is currently assessed utilizing tools that
lack objectivity and accuracy. This results in untreated or mismanaged pain. My dissertation …

Retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) is a condition which affects premature infants and is a
cause of childhood blindness. Screening is performed repeatedly during the preterm period …

Methods Preterm infants being screened for ROP in the NICU were randomized by week of
scheduled screening to examination with lid speculum or finger technique. Pain was …

Background Increasingly, neonatal clinics seek to minimize painful experiences and stress
for premature infants. Fundoscopy performed with a binocular indirect ophthalmoscope is …

Aims: Retinopathy of Prematurity screening of the preterm infant is potentially a stressful
procedure. In this study, we attempted to quantify the degree of stress caused by this …

Background Increasingly, neonatal clinics seek to minimize painful experiences and stress
for premature infants. Fundoscopy performed with a binocular indirect ophthalmoscope is …

Aims and objectives To determine the comparative efficacy of developmental care versus
standard care for reducing pain and stress in preterm infants during examinations for …

Background: Premature infants admitted to the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit are exposed on
average to 14 painful procedures per day, as the retinopathy of prematurity screening …

Objectives: To evaluate the pain intensity during 48 hours post retinopathy of prematurity
(ROP) screening. Design: Prospective cohort study Settings: Level-III NICU in India …

BACKGROUND: The ophthalmological examination of premature infants, which is essential
for the detection of retinopathy of prematurity (ROP), can be painful and distressing for the …