The Effects of Light Reduction on Retinopathy of Prematurity (Light-ROP)

Launched by NATIONAL EYE INSTITUTE (NEI) · Sep 23, 1999

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ClinConnect Summary

Despite progress during the past decade in treatment of ROP, this disease still poses a significant (approximately 2.1 percent) risk of blindness to extremely low birth-weight (\<1,251 grams) preterm infants. Current estimates indicate that about 27,000 infants of extremely low birth weight are born annually, of which 74 percent will survive. As techniques of managing smaller and less mature preterm infants continue to improve, it is expected that the number of infants at risk for blindness will continue to increase.

For infants weighing less than 1,251 grams at birth, the Cryotherapy for ...

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Eligibility criteria

• • Premature infants weighing less than 1,251 grams at birth and having a gestational age of less than 31 weeks were eligible for randomization. Consent must have been obtained within 24 hours of birth. Patients with major congenital anomalies are excluded.