Retinopathy of prematurity: recent advances in our understanding

Retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) has been recognised as an important cause of childhood visual impairment and blindness since the 1940s when improved facilities and treatment increased the survival rate of premature infants. Although its incidence and severity have been decreasing in developed count...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Archives of disease in childhood. Fetal and neonatal edition 2002-09, Vol.87 (2), p.F78-F82
Hauptverfasser:	Wheatley, C M, Dickinson, J L, Mackey, D A, Craig, J E, Sale, M M
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Age Anesthesia. Intensive care medicine. Transfusions. Cell therapy and gene therapy Biological and medical sciences Birth weight children Developed countries Developed Countries - statistics & numerical data Developing countries Developing Countries - statistics & numerical data Disease prevention Emergency and intensive care: neonates and children. Prematurity. Sudden death Epidemics Genetic Predisposition to Disease Humans Hypoxia Incidence Industrialized nations Infant, Newborn Intensive care medicine LDCs Medical sciences Mortality Oxygen - physiology Oxygen therapy Premature birth Respiratory distress syndrome retinopathy of prematurity Retinopathy of Prematurity - epidemiology Retinopathy of Prematurity - genetics Retinopathy of Prematurity - metabolism Retrolental fibroplasia Risk Factors Survival Visual impairment
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