Screening Guidelines for Retinopathy of Prematurity: The Need for Revision in Extremely Low Birth Weight Infants

To determine whether significant retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) can be detected before 31 to 33 weeks' postmenstrual age (PMA) in extremely low birth weight (ELBW) infants. Medical records of all ELBW infants (

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Published in:Pediatrics (Evanston) 2001-04, Vol.107 (4), p.656-659
Main Authors: Subhani, Muhammad, Combs, Adriann, Weber, Pamela, Gerontis, Corina, DeCristofaro, Joseph D
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Biological and medical sciences
Birth weight, Low
Diagnostic Techniques, Ophthalmological - standards
Eyes & eyesight
Guidelines as Topic
Humans
Infant, Newborn
Infant, Very Low Birth Weight - physiology
Intensive Care Units, Neonatal - standards
Low birth weight
Mass Screening - methods
Mass Screening - standards
Medical research
Medical sciences
Medical screening
Ophthalmology
Pediatrics
Premature birth
Retinal diseases
Retinopathies
Retinopathy of Prematurity - diagnosis
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Summary:To determine whether significant retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) can be detected before 31 to 33 weeks' postmenstrual age (PMA) in extremely low birth weight (ELBW) infants. Medical records of all ELBW infants (
ISSN:0031-4005
1098-4275
DOI:10.1542/peds.107.4.656