Retinopathy of prematurity-incidence today

Retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) in high-income countries now occurs, mostly in extreme low birth weight infants. In those countries, the incidence of ROP seems to have declined incrementally over the last few decades. But in middle-income countries, high rates of premature birth and increasing resu...

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Published inClinics in perinatology Vol. 40; no. 2; p. 185
Main Authors Zin, Andrea, Gole, Glen A
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States 01.06.2013
Subjects
Blindness - epidemiology
Blindness - etiology
Child
Child, Preschool
Female
Humans
Incidence
Infant
Infant Mortality - trends
Infant, Low Birth Weight - physiology
Infant, Newborn
Infant, Premature
Infant, Very Low Birth Weight - physiology
Neonatal Screening - methods
Pregnancy
Retinopathy of Prematurity - complications
Retinopathy of Prematurity - diagnosis
Retinopathy of Prematurity - epidemiology
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Summary:Retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) in high-income countries now occurs, mostly in extreme low birth weight infants. In those countries, the incidence of ROP seems to have declined incrementally over the last few decades. But in middle-income countries, high rates of premature birth and increasing resuscitation of premature infants, often with suboptimal standards of care, have resulted in a third epidemic of ROP. Improved maternal and neonatal care, ROP screening guidelines appropriate for middle-income countries, and widespread timely treatment are urgently called for to control this third epidemic.
ISSN:1557-9840
DOI:10.1016/j.clp.2013.02.001