Surgical Management of Stage 5 Retinopathy of Prematurity
| Autor: | Shunji Kusaka |
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| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
genetic structures business.industry medicine.medical_treatment Childhood blindness Retinal detachment Vitrectomy Retinopathy of prematurity Eye screening medicine.disease eye diseases Disease activity Ophthalmology medicine sense organs Stage (cooking) business Total blindness |
| Zdroj: | A Quick Guide to Pediatric Retina ISBN: 9789811565519 |
| DOI: | 10.1007/978-981-15-6552-6_14 |
| Popis: | Retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) is a leading cause of childhood blindness worldwide. Proper eye screening and interventions, such as laser ablation and/or anti-vascular endothelial growth factor therapy, are useful in reducing disease activity and preventing blindness. Some eyes are refractory to these treatments and develop tractional retinal detachment, which requires vitrectomy. Vitrectomy for stage 5 ROP is beneficial in preventing total blindness in some eyes; however, its anatomical and functional results are unsatisfactory. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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