Diseases

Retinopathy of Prematurity

A bilateral retinopathy occurring in premature infants treated with excessively high concentrations of oxygen, characterized by vascular dilatation, proliferation, and tortuosity, edema, and retinal detachment, with ultimate conversion of the retina into a fibrous mass that can be seen as a dense retrolental membrane. Usually growth of the eye is arrested and may result in microophthalmia, and blindness may occur. (Dorland, 27th ed)

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Abstract

A bilateral retinopathy occurring in premature infants treated with excessively high concentrations of oxygen, characterized by vascular dilatation, proliferation, and tortuosity, edema, and retinal detachment, with ultimate conversion of the retina into a fibrous mass that can be seen as a dense retrolental membrane. Usually growth of the eye is arrested and may result in microophthalmia, and blindness may occur. (Dorland, 27th ed)

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6 entry terms
  • Retrolental Fibroplasia
  • Fibroplasia, Retrolental
  • Fibroplasias, Retrolental
  • Prematurity Retinopathies
  • Prematurity Retinopathy
  • Retrolental Fibroplasias

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34 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.

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Indexing Annotation

do not use /congen & do not coord with INFANT, NEWBORN, DISEASES; caused by oxygen ther of premature inf but for this etiol, do not use /chem ind: use /etiol if this etiol is discussed at all (& then probably NIM): TN 167

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History Note

87; was RETROLENTAL FIBROPLASIA 1963-86

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  1. C11w.768w.836w
  2. C16w.614.521.731w

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WS 410

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Retinopathy of Prematurity. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D012178. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D012178
  2. Retinopathy of Prematurity. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Retinopathy_of_prematurity
  3. Retinopathy of Prematurity. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1423087