Abstract
More than 2,600 infants have some degree of eye damage and loss of vision from retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) each year in the United States. Transcleral cryotherapy, a treatment that has been shown to decrease vision loss due to ROP by 50%, is now being used in the United States.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 269-272 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | Pediatric Nursing |
| Volume | 15 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| State | Published - May 1989 |
| Externally published | Yes |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Pediatrics