Retinopathy of Prematurity

Debbie Fraser Askin; William Diehl-Jones

doi:10.1016/j.ccell.2009.01.002

Retinopathy of Prematurity

Debbie Fraser Askin, William Diehl-Jones

Faculty of Health Disciplines

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Abstract

This article briefly reviews the history of ROP followed by a discussion of the pathogenesis of this complex disorder. We describe the International Classification System for ROP and identify risk factors and screening recommendations. Finally, we discuss some of the measures that have been used in an attempt to both prevent and treat ROP.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	213-233
Number of pages	21
Journal	Critical Care Nursing Clinics of North America
Volume	21
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ccell.2009.01.002
Publication status	Published - Jun. 2009

Keywords

Eye disease
Newborn
Premature
Retinopathy of prematurity
Very low-birth-weight neonate

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