Retinopathy of prematurity blindness worldwide: phenotypes in the third epidemic.

IF 3.1 Q1 OPHTHALMOLOGY

Eye and Brain Pub Date : 2016-05-19 eCollection Date: 2016-01-01 DOI:10.2147/EB.S94436

Graham E Quinn

引用次数: 81

Abstract

Blindness due to retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) is an increasing problem worldwide as improved levels of neonatal care are provided in countries with developing neonatal intensive care units. The occurrence of ROP blindness varies dramatically with the socioeconomic development of a country. In regions with high levels of neonatal care and adequate resources, ROP blindness is largely restricted to premature infants with very low birth weight and low gestational age while in middle- and low-income countries with regional variation in technology and capacity, limited health resources may well limit the care of the premature newborn.

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世界范围内的早产儿失明视网膜病变:第三次流行的表型

由于早产儿视网膜病变(ROP)引起的失明在世界范围内是一个日益严重的问题，因为在发展中的新生儿重症监护病房的国家，新生儿护理水平得到了提高。ROP盲症的发生随国家社会经济发展程度的不同而有很大差异。在新生儿护理水平高且资源充足的地区，ROP失明主要局限于出生体重极低和胎龄低的早产儿，而在技术和能力存在区域差异的中低收入国家，有限的卫生资源很可能限制对早产儿的护理。

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Eye and Brain OPHTHALMOLOGY-

CiteScore

7.90

自引率

2.30%

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审稿时长

16 weeks

期刊介绍： Eye and Brain is an international, peer-reviewed, open access journal focusing on basic research, clinical findings, and expert reviews in the field of visual science and neuro-ophthalmology. The journal’s unique focus is the link between two well-known visual centres, the eye and the brain, with an emphasis on the importance of such connections. All aspects of clinical and especially basic research on the visual system are addressed within the journal as well as significant future directions in vision research and therapeutic measures. This unique journal focuses on neurological aspects of vision – both physiological and pathological. The scope of the journal spans from the cornea to the associational visual cortex and all the visual centers in between. Topics range from basic biological mechanisms to therapeutic treatment, from simple organisms to humans, and utilizing techniques from molecular biology to behavior. The journal especially welcomes primary research articles or review papers that make the connection between the eye and the brain. Specific areas covered in the journal include: Physiology and pathophysiology of visual centers, Eye movement disorders and strabismus, Cellular, biochemical, and molecular features of the visual system, Structural and functional organization of the eye and of the visual cortex, Metabolic demands of the visual system, Diseases and disorders with neuro-ophthalmic manifestations, Clinical and experimental neuro-ophthalmology and visual system pathologies, Epidemiological studies.