Review of Retinopathy of Prematurity

Collin Olevson; Geoffrey Tufty

Review of Retinopathy of Prematurity

S D Med. 2023 Aug;76(8):372-375.

Authors

Collin Olevson¹, Geoffrey Tufty^{2

3}

Affiliations

¹ University of South Dakota Sanford School of Medicine.
² Sanford Eye Center and Optical, Sioux Falls, South Dakota.
³ Department of Surgery, University of South Dakota Sanford School of Medicine, Sioux Falls, South Dakota.

PMID: 37734083

Abstract

Retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) is a leading cause of blindness in pre-term infants and is caused by incomplete vascularization of the retina at birth. Early diagnosis and treatment of ROP is important to reduce the risk of vision loss. The risk factors, pathogenesis, screening, diagnosis, and treatment of this disease will be reviewed.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Humans
Infant, Newborn
Retinopathy of Prematurity* / diagnosis
Retinopathy of Prematurity* / therapy
Risk Factors