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Retinopathy of Prematurity.
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- Author(s): Joussen, Antonia M.; Gardner, Thomas W.; Kirchhof, Bernd; Ryan, Stephen J.; Smith, Lois E. H.; Jandeck, Claudia; Foerster, Michael H.; Quiram, Polly; Lai, Michael; Trese, Michael T.
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Retinal Vascular Disease; 2007, p392-423, 32p
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- Abstract:
Retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) was first noted in the late 1940s in preterm infants and described as retrolental fibroplasia, a total retinal detachment seen as white mass behind the lens. The disease was subsequently associated with excessive oxygen use [12, 14, 52]. Oxygen supplementation was curtailed with a decrease in ROP but with an increase in cerebral palsy and death. Supplemental oxygen is now delivered to premature infants to maintain adequate blood levels, but it is monitored carefully [37]. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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