The Biology of Retinopathy of Prematurity How Knowledge of Pathogenesis Guides Treatment

• Retinopathy of prematurity occurs because the retina of a preterm infant at birth is incompletely vascularized, and if the postnatal environment does not match the in utero environment that supported retinal development, the vessels and neural retina will not grow normally. Risk factors determined from many clinical studies and animal studies fall into 2 categories: prenatal factors and postnatal factors.

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MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP  -- Klinisk medicin -- Pediatrik (hsv//swe)

MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES  -- Clinical Medicine -- Pediatrics (hsv//eng)

MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP  -- Klinisk medicin -- Oftalmologi (hsv//swe)

MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES  -- Clinical Medicine -- Ophthalmology (hsv//eng)

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Oxygen

IGF-1

Omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids

Postnatal weight gain

Erythropoietin

endothelial growth-factor

oxygen-induced retinopathy

postnatal

weight-gain

aggressive posterior retinopathy

screening algorithm

winrop

retinal neovascularization

preterm infants

proliferative

retinopathy

igf-i

bevacizumab avastin

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