Importance of Birth Weight as a Risk Factor for Severe Retinopathy of Prematurity When Gestational Age Is 30 or More Weeks

Editor: We read with great interest the recent article by Pierce and associates.1 They concluded that the occurrence rate of retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) requiring treatment in infants with gestational age (GA) of 30 or more weeks and birth weight (BW) less than 1500 grams is very low, and could...

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Published inAmerican journal of ophthalmology Vol. 158; no. 3; pp. 645 - 646
Main Authors De, Anuria, Padhi, Tapas Ranjan, Sutar, Samir
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States Elsevier Inc 01.09.2014
Elsevier Limited
Subjects
Age
Babies
Birth Weight
Female
Gestational Age
Humans
Infant, Very Low Birth Weight
Male
Ophthalmology
Retinopathy of Prematurity - diagnosis
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Summary:Editor: We read with great interest the recent article by Pierce and associates.1 They concluded that the occurrence rate of retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) requiring treatment in infants with gestational age (GA) of 30 or more weeks and birth weight (BW) less than 1500 grams is very low, and could indicate the need to revise examination guidelines for this subgroup of infants.
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ISSN:0002-9394
1879-1891
DOI:10.1016/j.ajo.2014.06.011