Aggressive posterior retinopathy of prematurity in asian indian babies: Spectrum of disease and outcome after laser treatment

Retina

Volumn 29, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 1335-1339

  Sanghi, Gaurav ^a   Dogra, Mangat R ^a   Das, Pranab ^a   Vinekar, Anand ^a,b   Gupta, Amod ^a   Dutta, Saurabh ^a  

^a POSTGRADUATE INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH   (India)

^b Narayana Health City   (India)

Author keywords

Aggressive posterior retinopathy of prematurity (APROP); Atypical ROP; Laser photocoagulation; Zone 1 ROP

Indexed keywords

AGGRESSIVE POSTERIOR RETINOPATHY OF PREMATURITY; ARTICLE; ASIAN; BIRTH WEIGHT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FOLLOW UP; GESTATIONAL AGE; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; INDIA; INFANT; LASER COAGULATION; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; RETINA DETACHMENT; RETINA MACULA LUTEA; RETROLENTAL FIBROPLASIA; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; BIRTH WEIGHT; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; INDIA; INFANT, NEWBORN; LASER COAGULATION; LASERS, SEMICONDUCTOR; RETINOPATHY OF PREMATURITY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 70350157989     PISSN: 0275004X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/IAE.0b013e3181a68f3a     Document Type: Article

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