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ROP
Threshold ROP
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D Clark
University Hospital Aintree, Department of Ophthalmology, Walton Hospital, Rice Lane, Liverpool L9 1AE L9 1AE, UK; david.clark@aht.nwest.nhs.uk
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Keywords: retinopathy of prematurity; extremely low birthweight infants; morphological variations
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Retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) remains a major cause of visual loss in very premature infants. First described by Terry1 in 1942 the condition reached epidemic proportions before the introduction of controlled oxygen administration. During the 1970s and 1980s a second epidemic occurred as a result of the increased survival of very low birthweight infants (under 1000 g).
While the incidence and severity of ROP have reportedly declined in some centres, there still remains a significant threat to vision in infants born between 23 and 26 weeks gestation.2 The retinopathy progresses more rapidly in this group and may proceed directly from immature vessels without the appearance of the characteristic ridge. The choroidal vessels are readily visible through the pale retinal pigment epithelium leading to the false interpretation that the retinal vasculature is more fully developed3
The increased survival of these infants and their subsequent transfer from regional back to more
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