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Retinopathy of Prematurity

Known as: Retinopathy of Prematurity [Disease/Finding], Fibroplasias, Retrolental, Retinopathy of prematurity, unspecified 
A bilateral retinopathy occurring in premature infants treated with excessively high concentrations of oxygen, characterized by vascular dilatation… 
National Institutes of Health

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Highly Cited
2002
Highly Cited
2002
Retinopathy of prematurity: are we screening too many babies?
Purpose With advancement in neonatal care units, early detection of retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) in premature and very-low… 
1996
1996
Screening for retinopathy of prematurity: do former guidelines still apply?
Early detection of retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) in premature and very-low-birth-weight infants is crucial. In this… 
1987
1987
RETINOPATHY OF PREMATURITY: Surgical Technique
Retinal detachment, as the end result of severe retinopathy of prematurity (ROP), continues to account for many cases of… 
1986
1986
Controlled trial of D-penicillamine to prevent retinopathy of prematurity.
204 infants with birthweights between 751 and 2000 g and 26-35 weeks gestational age (100 treated and 104 control subjects) were… 
1985
1985
Development and progression of diabetic eye disease in Newcastle (1977-1984): rates and risk factors.
  • P. Mitchell
  • Australian and New Zealand journal of…
  • 1985
  • Corpus ID: 27986046
A prevalence study of diabetic eye disease was conducted in Newcastle during 1977-1978. Ophthalmoscopic retinopathy was found in… 
Highly Cited
1983
Highly Cited
1983
Low phospholipid arachidonic acid values in diabetic platelets.
Platelet aggregation is enhanced in diabetes mellitus, and platelets may be implicated in the pathogenesis of diabetic angiopathy… 
1982
1982
Cryotherapy for retinopathy of prematurity to prevent retrolental fibroplasia.
This report analyses the results of cryotherapy in 22 eyes with severe retinopathy of prematurity (acute retrolental fibroplasia… 
1978
1978
Prevention of cicatricial retrolental fibroplasia by cryotherapy.
A premature infant who was developing cicatricial retrolental fibroplasia, was given cryotherapy to both eyes. This stopped the… 
Highly Cited
1978
Highly Cited
1978
Acute retrolental fibroplasia. II. Treatment by cryosurgery.
Fourteen eyes of 12 infants with acute retrolental fibroplasia were treated with cryotherapy. In only one or possibly two cases… 
1966
1966
Retinal detachment in the retinopathy of prematurity.
In the early 1950's supplementary oxygen for small premature infants was implicated as a contributing factor in retrolental… 
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