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Retinopathy of Prematurity
Alternate Names : Retrolental Fibroplasia, ROP
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Prevention
The incidence of ROP in moderately premature infants has decreased dramatically with better care in the neonatal intensive care unit. Ironically, however, this has led to high rates of survival of very premature infants who would have had little chance of survival in the past.
Since these very premature infants are at the highest risk of developing ROP, the condition may actually be becoming more common again. The most effective prevention of retinopathy of prematurity is prevention of premature birth.
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• Definition
• Overview, Causes, & Risk Factors
• Symptoms & Signs
• Prevention
• Diagnosis & Tests
• Treatment
• Prognosis
• Complications
• Calling Your Health Care Provider
• Pictures & Images
Topics that might be of interest to you Diseases & Conditions
• Nearsightedness
• Premature Infant
• Retinal Detachment
• Strabismus
Tests & Exams
• Ophthalmoscopy
Other Topics
• Blindness
• Cryosurgery
• Eye Movements - Uncontrollable
• Incidence
• Laser Therapy
• Proliferation
• Pupil - White Spots
• Retina
Review Date : 5/21/2002
Reviewed By : Raymond S. Douglas, M.D., Ph.D., Department of Ophthalmology, Universtiy of Pennsylvania Medical Center, Philadelphia, PA. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.
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