Background:Retinopathy of prematurity(ROP)is considered as the most common reason for blindness in children,particularly in preterm infants.The disease is characterized by the dysregulation of angiogenic mechanisms du...
Background:Retinopathy of prematurity(ROP)is an eye disease of the immature newborn characterized by pathological neovascularization(NV).ROP classically arises due to changes in oxygen availability in the retina.Howev...
Retinopathy of prematurity(ROP)is an emerging cause of childhood blindness in the developing countries.The low and middle-income countries are facing common challenges in the midst of the‘third epidemic’of ROP.Impro...
Successful management of a case of aggressive posterior retinopathy of prematurity(APROP)poorly responsive to laser therapy with intravitreal bevacizumab(IVB)is discussed.IVB is useful as rescue therapy in such cases,...
We report a case where unilateral iridofundal coloboma(IFC)was observed with asymmetric retinopathy of prematurity(ROP).Associated ocular abnormalities with IFC are present in nearly 15%of the cases;however its implic...
Background:Oxygen therapy provided to support the lungs of premature newborns often leads to damages to the retina called retinopathy of prematurity(ROP)and long-term visual impairments.Current treatments for ROP are ...
Background:Retinopathy of prematurity(ROP)is a disorder of retinal development in the low birthweight preterm infant.Eye screening is routinely performed for infants at risk of developing this disorder.While these exa...
Background:Retinopathy of prematurity(ROP)is the major cause of blindness in children,mainly caused by the retinal neovascularization(NV).Mounting of evidences shown that macrophage plays a pivotal role in the regulat...
Background:Retinopathy of prematurity(ROP),the most common cause of blindness in premature infants,has long been associated with pathologic retinal vasculature.However,recent studies reveal choroidal involution in ado...
Background:India leads all nations in the number of preterms born annually.With over 3.5 million infants,a reducing infant mortality rate and an expanding base of rural neonatal intensive care units,the number of infa...