Management of retinopathy of prematurity with cryotherapy

Gezer A., Sezen F., Serifoglu I., Karacorlu M.

EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF OPHTHALMOLOGY, cilt.9, sa.1, ss.49-52, 1999 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 9 Sayı: 1
  • Basım Tarihi: 1999
  • Dergi Adı: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF OPHTHALMOLOGY
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.49-52
  • İstanbul Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır

Özet

Purpose. Newborns at risk for retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) should be examined 4 to 8 weeks postpartum. Various treatment modalities including cryotherapy, are proposed to ablate the retinal proliferation, when serious and progressive ROP is detected. This study stresses as main risk factors low birth weight and short gestational age as predisposing to ROP and the efficiency of cryotherapy as a treatment modality.