Retinopathy of prematurity and other ocular problems in premature infants weighing less than 1500 g at birth

European Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 506-511

  Asproudis, I C ^a,b   Andronikou, S K ^b   Hotoura, E A ^b   Kalogeropoulos, C D ^a   Kitsos, G K ^a   Psilas, K E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF IOANNINA   (Greece)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IOANNINA   (Greece)

Author keywords

Ocular problems; Prematurity; Retinopathy

Indexed keywords

ANISOMETROPIA; ARTICLE; ATROPHY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; EYE DISEASE; HUMAN; HYPERMETROPIA; INCIDENCE; INFANT; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MYOPIA; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; OPTIC DISK; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFRACTION ERROR; REMISSION; RETROLENTAL FIBROPLASIA; STRABISMUS; CRYOSURGERY; GESTATIONAL AGE; GREECE; NEWBORN; OPTIC NERVE ATROPHY; RETINA HEMORRHAGE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; VERY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT;

CRYOSURGERY; GESTATIONAL AGE; GREECE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; INFANT, VERY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; OPTIC ATROPHY; REFRACTIVE ERRORS; RETINAL HEMORRHAGE; RETINOPATHY OF PREMATURITY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STRABISMUS;

EID: 0036878323     PISSN: 11206721     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/112067210201200610     Document Type: Article

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