Retinopathy of Prematurity

A Clinician’s Guide

John T. Flynn, William Tasman (Herausgeber)

Buch | Softcover

162 Seiten

2011 | Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1992
Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
978-1-4612-7679-1 (ISBN)

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Retinopathy of Prematurity presents a review of the current knowledge of this disease, which tragically renders many premature infants blind. First, the volume covers the natural history, classification and histopathology of ROP, followed by examination techniques, recommendations for follow-up and therapy and finally a panel discussion providing answers to frequent questions and areas of legal concern.

1 Retinopathy of Prematurity: Unfinished Agenda.- 2 Retinopathy of Prematurity: Natural History and Classification.- 3 Pathologic Features of the Clinical Stages of Retinopathy of Prematurity.- 4 Nursery Examination of the Premature Infant.- 5 Guidelines for Follow-up of Retinopathy of Prematurity.- 6 Cryotherapy for Treatment of Threshold Retinopathy of Prematurity.- 7 Laser Photocoagulation for Stage 3 + Retinopathy of Prematurity.- 8 Scleral Buckling in Stages 4B and 5 Retinopathy of Prematurity.- 9 Vitreous and Retinopathy of Prematurity: Vitreous Surgery and Visual Results.- 10 Open-Sky Vitrectomy for Severe Retinal Detachment Caused by Advanced Retinopathy of Prematurity.- 11 Surgical Management of Late-Onset Retinal Detachments Associated with Regressed Retinopathy of Prematurity.- 12 New Horizons in Clinical Retinopathy of Prematurity Research.- 13 Assessment of Grating Acuity in the Multicenter Study of Cryotherapy for Retinopathy of Prematurity.- 14 Management of Legal Risks Associated with the Treatment of Retinopathy of Prematurity.- Panel Discussion: Retinopathy of Prematurity.

Vorwort	H. MacKenzie Freeman
Zusatzinfo	XIII, 162 p.
Verlagsort	New York, NY
Sprache	englisch
Maße	155 x 235 mm
Themenwelt	Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Augenheilkunde
	Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Notfallmedizin
	Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Pädiatrie
ISBN-10	1-4612-7679-9 / 1461276799
ISBN-13	978-1-4612-7679-1 / 9781461276791
Zustand	Neuware