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PEDIATRICS Vol. 100 No. 2 August 1997, pp. 273-274

Screening Examination of Premature Infants for Retinopathy of Prematurity

A Joint Statement of the American Academy of Pediatrics, the American Association for Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus, and the American Academy of Ophthalmology

American Academy of Pediatrics Section on Ophthalmology, Retinopathy of Prematurity Subcommittee, 1990 to 1996

Walter M. Fierson, Earl A. Palmer, Albert W. Biglan, John T. Flynn, Robert A. Petersen, and Dale L. Phelps

American Association for Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus American Academy of Ophthalmology

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Progressive retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) was once considered an untreatable condition leading to blindness. The results of the Cryotherapy for Retinopathy of Prematurity Trial indicated that treatment was associated with an approximately 50% reduction in the occurrence of posterior retinal traction folds and/or detachments.1 An accompanying editorial stated that "a new standard of care is evolving [requiring] careful retinal examination beginning 4 to 6 weeks after birth by an ophthalmologist experienced in looking at retinas in premature infants."2

This statement outlines the principles upon which a screening program to detect ROP in infants at risk might be based. It is to be . . . [Full Text of this Article]


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