Fig. 8.1 Hyaloidal vessels around the lens Fig. 8.2 Hyaloidal circulation The Choroidal Circulation is a sinusoidal network of blood channels resembling those found in the liver. It bathes the inner sclera,…
Fig. 2.1 ICROP exam form: standard form for documenting Zone and stage as well as presence of Plus disease ZONE 1: Those children with the most posterior ROP where the normal…
Fig. 9.1 Schematic representation of zones and segments of ROP classification superimposed on a clinical image of a stage 4A detachment. If retinal detachment develops, the best chance for a favorable…
Zone I, any stage with plus Zone I, stage 3 without plus Zone II, stage 2–3 with plus Type 2 ROP represents those eyes that require close clinical observation for…
Fig. 4.1 Top, Color illustration of retina maturation at 33–36 weeks post-menstrual age (PMA) with sample spectral-domain optical coherence tomography (SDOCT) cross-sectional B-scan of a former 1640 g, 30 week PMA gestational age infant…
Fig. 10.1 Schematic demonstrating the tractional vectors in advanced retinopathy of prematurity, including (i) intrinsic to the retina, (ii) ridge to lens, (iii) ridge to ridge, (iv) ridge to ciliary body,…
Fig. 14.1 Number of reported cases of ROP in premature. a First epidemic; b second and third epidemics The WHO has estimated that there are 19 million visually impaired children, 1.4 million of…
© Springer International Publishing AG 2017Andrés Kychenthal B. and Paola Dorta S. (eds.)Retinopathy of Prematurity10.1007/978-3-319-52190-9_13 13. Anesthesia for Preterms with Retinopathy of Prematurity María Eliana Eberhard1 and Patricio A. Leyton2 (1) Anesthesia and Pain Unit, Universidad Del Desarollo, Clinica…
Fig. 1.1 Phases of human ROP. Drawing by James Gilman, CRA, FOPS. From ophthalmology, 2015 Jan;122(1):200–10, Hartnett ME, pathophysiology and mechanisms of severe retinopathy of prematurity Term Versus Preterm Birth To…
Country GA (weeks) and BW (g) Notes Argentina [74] ≤32 weeks and/or 1500 g Include also 1500–2000 g with unstable clinical course, predisposing factors or prolonged oxygen therapy Brazil [16] ≤32 weeks and/or ≤1500 g Include…
