@article {Rankin202, author = {S. J. Rankin and T. R. Tubman and H. L. Halliday and S. S. Johnston}, title = {Retinopathy of prematurity in surfactant treated infants.}, volume = {76}, number = {4}, pages = {202--204}, year = {1992}, doi = {10.1136/bjo.76.4.202}, publisher = {BMJ Publishing Group Ltd}, abstract = {Seventy six babies of less than 1500 g birth weight who had surfactant replacement therapy for severe respiratory distress syndrome were studied to assess the presence and stage of subsequent retinopathy of prematurity (ROP). A control group of 90 babies, matched for birth weight and gestational age, who did not have surfactant therapy were also studied. Threshold ROP or greater was found in 1.7\% of the surfactant group and 7.8\% of the controls. For the babies of less than 1000 g birth weight 4.0\% of the surfactant babies and 16.3\% of the controls reached threshold disease or greater. It is concluded that surfactant therapy is not associated with an increased incidence or severity of severe ROP in this preterm population.}, issn = {0007-1161}, URL = {https://bjo.bmj.com/content/76/4/202}, eprint = {https://bjo.bmj.com/content/76/4/202.full.pdf}, journal = {British Journal of Ophthalmology} }