You will be redirected to our submission process. Retinopathy of Prematurity (ROP) currently stands as a major contributor to childhood blindness across the globe, particularly prevalent in middle and ...

Abnormal blood vessel growth in the retina can lead to scarring and detachment, causing permanent vision loss. Timely screening and treatment are crucial, yet thousands of newborns go undiagnosed ...

In utero, the fetus receives insulin-like growth factor (IGF-1) via the placenta, which ceases at the time of birth. The infant is predisposed to phase 1 ROP due to an inherent lack of normally ...

Objective: To determine the incidence of fundus hemorrhage (FH) not associated with retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) during ocular screening and report their clinical features, risk factors, therapies ...

Background/aims The aims of this study is to evaluate the anatomic, visual outcomes and associated prognostic factors in patients with advanced retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) following vitrectomy.

Oxygen has been identified as a key element in the delay in retinal maturation and in the development of ROP. Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) is an oxygen-mediated factor that is ...

utas.edu.au Retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) has been recognised as an important cause of childhood visual impairment and blindness since the 1940s when improved facilities and treatment increased the ...

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In his book The Mathematical Universe, mathematician William Dunham wrote of John Venn’s namesake legacy, the Venn diagram, “No one in the long history of mathematics ever became better known ...

NHS staff are working harder than ever to get services back on track, to get waiting lists down and consistently deliver the best care. We know change is needed. But we also know that many of the ...

Fundus photography involves taking a photo of the back of the eye to detect signs of diabetic retinopathy. It is also possible to capture an image of the retina using a smartphone. Diabetic ...

Aberrations in these signals may lead to prematurity or stillbirth. Globally, nearly 13 million premature births and more than 3 million stillbirths occur each year 1. Prematurity is a direct ...