A Current Overview of Diagnosis and Treatment in Retinopathy of Prematurity

Abstract

Retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) is the interruption of the physiological development of retinal vascularization due to preterm delivery and is a proliferative vitreoretinopathy characterized by an evolving pathological process. Many innovations have emerged in the naming, screening, follow-up, and treatment of the disease in the 70 years since then first defined by Terry. This review is an examination of this difficult and dynamic area of modern-day ophthalmology practice in the light of current information