Retinopathy of Prematurity
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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-developed countries. Thus, larger and more mature infants seemed to be developing severe retinopathy of prematurity in less-developed nations due to better care in the neonatal intensive care unit in highly developed countries [2]. Pathophysiology
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