Retinopathy of prematurity: The continuing threat to vision in preterm infants. Dutch survey from 1986 to 1994

Acta Ophthalmologica Scandinavica

Volumn 75, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 72-75

  Schalij Delfos, N E ^a   Cats, B P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Annual incidence; Blindness; National data; Partial sight; Retinopathy of prematurity (ROP)

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLINDNESS; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NETHERLANDS; NEWBORN; NEWBORN SCREENING; PERINATAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROLENTAL FIBROPLASIA; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

EID: 0030889662     PISSN: 13953907     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0420.1997.tb00254.x     Document Type: Article

References (15)

1. American Academy of Pediatrics, The American College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (1983): Guidelines for Perinatal Care, ISBN: 0-91076-1-04-3.
2. Bech N, Fledelius H & Rosenberg T (1993). Retinopathy of prematurity 1974-91. An analysis of the Danish register for the visually impaired. Acta Ophthalmol (Copenh) 71 (Suppl 210) :12-15.
3. Beets G, Te Velde E, Verloove-Vanhorick SP, Merkus H & Bruinse HW (1994): Medical complications of aging fertility. In: population and family in the low countries 1993; late fertility and current other issues. Swets & Zeitlinger, Lisse, The Netherlands.
4. Cats BP & Tan KEWP (1990). Blindness and partial sight due to retinopathy of prematurity in the Netherlands: 1975-1987. Acta Paediatr 79: 1186-1193.
5. Cooke RWI (1993): Annual audit of three year outcome in very low birth weight infants. Arch Dis Child 69: 295-298.
6. Flynn JT, Sola A, Good WV & Phibbs RH (1995): Screening for Retinopathy of Prematurity - A problem solved? Pediatrics 95: 755-757.
7. Gibson DL, Sheps SB, Hung Uh S, Schechter MT & McCormick AQ (1990); Retinopathy of prematurity-induced blindness: birth weight specific survival and the new epidemic. Pediatrics 86: 405-412,
8. Jakobi P, Weissman A & Paldi E (1993): The extremely low birth weight infant: the twenty-first century dilemma. Am J Perinatol 10: 155-159.
9. Keith CG & Doyle LW (1995): Retinopathy of prematurity in extremely low birth weight infants. Pediatrics 95: 42-45.
10. Polvd BAE (1985): Inventarisatie van blinde en slechtziende kinderen in de Nederlandse instituten op 1 Januari 1980. Interne communicatie van de Nederlandse Vereniging ter Voorkoming van Blindheid, Leeuwarden.
11. Riise R, Flage T, Hansen E, Rosenberg T, Rudanko S-L & Vigosson G (1993): Visual impairment due to retinopathy of prematurity in Nordic children. Acta Ophthalmol 71 (Copenh) (Suppl 210): 9-11.
12. Schappert-Kimmyzer J (1975): Causes of severe visual impairment in children and their prevention. Doc ophthalmol 39: 213-248.
13. Schollin J, Crafoord S, Stenström I & Wesström G (1994): Severe retinopathy of prematurity in infants from the southern regions of Sweden. Acta Paediatr Scand 83: 408-411.
14. Verloove-Vanhorick SP & Verwey RA (1987): Project on preterm and small for gestational age infants in The Netherlands 1983. Thesis, Leiden.
15. World Health Organization (1984): Strategies for the prevention of blindness in national programs. A primary health care approach. Geneva. ISBN 92-4-154173-3