Pathophysiology and mechanisms of severe retinopathy of prematurity

Retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) affects only premature infants, but as premature births increase in many areas of the world, ROP has become a leading cause of childhood blindness. Blindness can occur from aberrant developmental angiogenesis that leads to fibrovascular retinal detachment. To treat s...

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Published in:	Ophthalmology (Rochester, Minn.) Vol. 122; no. 1; p. 200
Main Author:	Hartnett, M Elizabeth
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States 01.01.2015
Subjects:	Animals Disease Models, Animal Humans Infant, Newborn Retinopathy of Prematurity - classification Retinopathy of Prematurity - physiopathology
ISSN:	1549-4713, 1549-4713
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