Recent advances in retinopathy of prematurity.
- Author:
Dong-mei HUO
1
;
Fang-tian DONG
Author Information
1. Department of Ophthalmology, PUMC Hospital, CAMS and PUMC, Beijing 100730, China. huodongm@yahoo.com.cn
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- MeSH:
Blindness;
etiology;
Humans;
Infant, Newborn;
Infant, Premature;
Prognosis;
Retinopathy of Prematurity;
classification;
etiology;
therapy;
Risk Factors
- From:
Acta Academiae Medicinae Sinicae
2004;26(1):83-87
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) is a vasoproliferative retinopathy. Worldwide, ROP is a major cause of blindness in children. This chapter describes its risk factors, etiology, diagnosis, treatment and recent advances.
