Disease	Prevalence
Retinopathy of Prematurity	30% (< 32 weeks) to 80% (< 28 weeks)
Myopia	6% Vs 2%
Squint (Strabismus)	13% Vs 1%
Amblyopia (Lazy Eye)	6% Vs 2%
Cerebral Visual Impairment	30%
Cataract, Glaucoma and Retinal Detachment	Not known

The most common problem in pre-term infants is retinopathy of prematurity (ROP).2 Pre-term infants also have higher rates of refractive error, strabismus, amblyopia and cerebral visual impairment. The later problem is largely associated with neonatal brain injury. Years later, these children may develop glaucoma and retinal detachment.

In this review we present common eye disorders focusing on ROP that have high incidence in a premature child and not infrequently cause mild to severe visual impairment very early in life. A pediatrician helps by timely referral of the child to a Pediatric Ophthalmologist and counsels the parents about the probabilities of various ocular co-morbidities, their possible remediation and impact on the development of the child.