Actualităţi în etiopatogenia retinopatiei de prematuritate

Authors

  • Diana Cormoş Universitatea Transilvania din Brașov, România

Abstract

Retinopathy of prematurity is a vascular retinal condition that can lead to blindness and affects the premature newborns with low birth weight exposed to high oxygen levels. A lot of studies have been done to determine the role of oxygen in pathogenesis of ROP, the latest emphasizing the negative effect of the fluctuations in arterial oxygen levels rather than the levels themselves.

Author Biography

Diana Cormoş, Universitatea Transilvania din Brașov, România

Facultatea de Medicină

Published

2008-06-16

Issue

Section

Referate generale