THE PRESENT STATUS OF RETROLENTAL FIBROPLASIA.
The incidence of retrolental fibroplasia in premature babies has been greatly reduced since the curtailment of oxygen concentration and exposure time. However, in infant care, cases still occur in premature infants who have respiratory distress and cyanosis. The incidence is lowest where oxygen in excess of 40 per cent is never administered, regardless of the status of the infant. The mechanism by which oxygen causes obliteration of retinal vessels has not been discovered. A sampling of teaching institutions revealed that more than 30 cases have been seen since 1959.
D003490:Cyanosis; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007234:Infant, Premature; D008431:Maternal-Fetal Exchange; D010100:Oxygen; D010336:Pathology; D011247:Pregnancy; D012163:Retinal Detachment; D012171:Retinal Vessels; D012178:Retinopathy of Prematurity
D010100:Oxygen
INFANT, NEWBORN; MATERNAL-FETAL EXCHANGE; OXYGEN; PATHOLOGY; PREGNANCY; RETINAL DETACHMENT; RETINAL VESSELS; RETROLENTAL FIBROPLASIA