Retinopathy of prematurity - Screening and management

Journal of the Indian Medical Association

Volumn 101, Issue 10, 2003, Pages 593-596

  Azad, Raj Vardhan ^a,b   Chandra, Parijat ^a,c  

^a ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

^b Department of Ophthalmology ^*  (India)

^c Vitreo Retina Unit

Author keywords

Cryo ROP; Cryotherapy; Laser photocoagulation; Retinopathy of prematurity (ROP); Scleral buckling; Screening programmes; Vitreoretinal surgery

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AWARENESS; BLINDNESS; CHEMOSIS; CRYOTHERAPY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; EYELID EDEMA; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; LASER COAGULATION; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PREMATURITY; RETROLENTAL FIBROPLASIA; SCLERA BUCKLING PROCEDURE; SCREENING TEST; TRAINING; VITREORETINOPATHY; CLASSIFICATION; INDIA; MASS SCREENING; METHODOLOGY; NEWBORN; REVIEW; STANDARD;

HUMANS; INDIA; INFANT, NEWBORN; MASS SCREENING; RETINOPATHY OF PREMATURITY;

EID: 3242711561     PISSN: 00195847     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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