Retinopathy of prematurity treatment: Asian perspectives

Retinopathy of prematurity: incidence and treatment.

The incidence of retinopathy of prematurity in infants with a birthweight less than or equal to 2500 g admitted to a tertiary neonatal intensive care unit between 1977 and 1983 was 20% of all survivors. There was a reciprocal relation between birthweight and the incidence of the disease, with an incidence of 68% in infants weighing less than or equal to 1000 g at birth. Cryotherapy of the avasc...

Transpupillary Diode Laser Retinal Photocoagulation for the Treatment of Retinopathy of Prematurity: Experience in Southern Iran

The Early Treatment for Retinopathy Of Prematurity

Retinopathy of Prematurity

The incidence of ROP varies with birth weight but it has been reported to be approximately 50-70% in infants whose weight is less than 1250g at birth. The more premature the infant, the more likely ROP is to develop [1]. Furthermore, an observational study from United Kingdom found that the birth weight of infants from highly developed countries was 737-763g compared with 903-1527g in less-deve...

Classifying retinopathy of prematurity

It is important to classify retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) in each eye, at each screening session. Doing so makes it possible to screen babies consistently and to make decisions about whether further screening is required and when, or whether laser treatment or surgical management is needed. The International Committee for the Classification of ROP1 has classified it using the following crite...