Current progress of visual physiology in retinopathy of prematurity
10.3760/cma.j.issn.2095-0160.2011.09.024
- VernacularTitle:早产儿视网膜病变视觉电生理研究进展
- Author:
Lu, LI
;
Chang-zheng, CHEN
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Retinopathy of prematurity;
Visual electrophysiology;
Refractive error;
Retina;
Neovascularization;
Development
- From:
Chinese Journal of Experimental Ophthalmology
2011;29(9):862-864
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Retinopathy of prematurity( ROP),a leading cause of childhood visual impairment,is a vascular proliferative retinopathy in premature infants. Although the hallmark of ROP is abnormal retinal vasculature, a growing body of research in animals and observations in patients support a critical role for the neural retina in the ROP disease process. ROP can affect the foundation of the retina and optical nerve during the development duration in childhood, presenting with abnormalities in electroretinogram and multifocal electroretinogram. In addition,it was found that ROP has different degrees of influence on the development of the dioptric system ,which will result in refractive error as the child progress to adulthood. The relationship of the electrophysiology features or refractive abnormality and ROP was summarized in this article.
