Case #36 – Retinopathy of Prematurity(ROP)

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Case 1: Optomap® Color Fundus Image OD • A 6-year-old Hispanic male born at 23 weeks and weighing less than 2 pounds at birth was referred for a VEP to determine "potential" visual acuity levels. • Note the dragging of the vessels emanating from the disc inferiorly and temporally in the right eye.

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Retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) is a retinal vascular disorder that affects premature babies and is the leading cause of preventable childhood blindness.1 Abnormal proliferation of blood vessels sometimes results in retinal detachment and blindness in advanced cases. ROP should be suspected in infants with low birth weight, in those who are 10 or more

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