RT Book, Section
A1 Gomella, Tricia Lacy
A1 Eyal, Fabien G.
A1 Bany-Mohammed, Fayez
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ID 1168358247
T1 Retinopathy of Prematurity
T2 Gomella's Neonatology: Management, Procedures, On-Call Problems, Diseases, and Drugs, 8e
YR 2020
FD 2020
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9781259644818
LK accesspediatrics.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1168358247
RD 2024/04/25
AB Retinopathy  of  prematurity  is  a  disorder  resulting  from  the  disruption  of  the  normal  development  of  retinal  vasculature.  Vasoconstriction  and  obliteration  of  the  advancing  capillary  bed  are  followed  in  succession  by  neovascularization  extending  into  the  vitreous,  retinal  edema,  retinal  hemorrhages,  fibrosis,  and  traction  on,  and  eventual  detachment  of,  the  retina.  In  most  cases,  the  process  is  reversed  before  fibrosis  occurs.  Because  it  is  found  chiefly  in  premature  infants,  it  is  called  retinopathy  of  prematurity  (ROP).Advanced  stages  may  lead  to  blindness.Retrolental  fibroplasia.  ROP  was  previously  termed  retrolental  fibroplasia  (RLF).  The  condition  was  first  described  in  its  most  advanced  form,  after  extensive  fibrosis  had  already  occurred  behind  the  lens.Cicatricial  retinopathy  of  prematurity.  The  term  cicatricial  ROP  refers  to  fibrotic  disease.