Retinopathy of Prematurity: A Review of Risk Factors and their Clinical Significance

Retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) is a retinal vasoproliferative disease that affects premature infants. Despite improvements in neonatal care and management guidelines, ROP remains a leading cause of childhood blindness worldwide. Current screening guidelines are primarily based on two risk factors: birth weight and gestational age; however, many investigators have suggested other risk factors, including maternal factors, prenatal and perinatal factors, demographics, medical interventions, comorbidities of prematurity, nutrition, and genetic factors.

Source: Survey of Ophthalmology - April 19, 2018 Category: Opthalmology Authors: Sang Jin Kim, Alexander D. Port, Ryan Swan, J. Peter Campbell, R.V. Paul Chan, Michael F. Chiang Tags: Major review Source Type: research