Incidence and Early Course of Retlnonathy of Prematurity

Earl A. Palmer; John T. Flynn; Robert J. Hardy; Dale L. Phelps; Cynthia L. Phillips; David B. Schaffer; Betty Tung; Frederick J. Elsas; Jan M. Botsford; Karen W. Braune; George Cassady; John A. Jones; James A. Kimble; Lanning Kline; Douglas Witherspoon; Malinda Young; Alan M. Roth; Byron H. Demorest; Roberta Erickson; William S. Gilbert; Georgia A. Chrousos; David S. Friendly; Mohammad Jaafar; Marshall P. Keys; Martin P. Kolsky; Patricia Ann Mercer; Donna O'Neill; John F. O'Neill; Edward S. Parelhoff; Ed Perraut; A. Raymond Pilkerton; David Plotsky; John Clarkson; Gabrielle Lopez; Marilyn T. Miller; Rama Bhat; Steven B. Cohen; Cathleen Cronin; Mark Daily; Donald A. Gagliano; Richard Gieser; Betty Anne Haldi; Kristine McCulloch; David Mittelman; Tonse N. Raju; David Sheftel; Kathleen Skuran; Daniel B. Sobel; Peggy Squires; Charles Vygantas; Forrest D. Ellis; Steve Archer; Eugene M. Helveston; Ken Julian; Gayle Reed; Richard Schreiner; Charles C. Barr; David N. Adamkin; Craig H. Douglas; Gregory K. Whittington; Shirley Wilkerson; Robert A. Gordon; Carolyn Bushaw; W. Michael DeVoe; James G. Diamond; William L. Gill; Donald R. May; Jane E. Reynolds; Thomas G. Storch; Serge de Bustros; Alethia Alford; Janet Graeber; Michael X. Repka; Michael T. Trese; John D. Baker; Ghaleb F. Hatem; Patricia Manatrey; Doreen Medalis; Robert C. Ramsay; C. Gail Summers; J. Douglas Cameron; Kim Chisholm; Rebecca Heikenen; Donna K. Irlbeck; Alvina M. Janda; Leslie A. Kopietz; Robin Kriedeman; Jane D. Lavoie; Molly Maxwell; Ted R. Pier; William P. Rodman; Patty Witt; Amy Woody; Paul Torrisi; Thaddeus Zak; Kathy Cohen; Rajesh J. Dave; Ernest Guillet; David Hakanson; Robert Hampton; Walter Merriam; Henry S. Metz; Ellen Pronobis; Richard Simon; Robert E. Vanderlinde; Nancy E. Wood; Donald N. Zehl; Edward Buckley; Malcolm M. Anderson; Grace Valentine; Susie Wong; Miles J. Burke; Judith C. Johnson; Gary L. Rogers; Don L. Bremer; Leandro Cordero; Rae R. Fellows; Nancy B. Hansen; Richard E. McClead; Arthur A. Aaby; Raul Banagale; Gerda I. Benda; Nancy D. Binder; William J. Brown; Joseph T. Gilhooly; Shawn Goodman; Robert K. Huston; Susan B. LaFrance; Patrick K. Lewallen; John V. McDonald; David L. Murphy; John W. Reynolds; Joseph Robertson; Andrea C. Tongue; Frank W. Bowen; Maria Delivoria-Papadopoulos; Hemant J. Desai; Gary R. Diamond; Joan M. Giannetta; Michael A. Naidoff; George J. Peckham; Jeanette R. Pleasure; Rachael Porat; Graham E. Quinn; Albert W. Biglan; David R. Brown; Bernard H. Doft; Andrew W. Eller; Louis A. Lobes; Richard A. Saunders; Linda M. Christmann; Tom L. Austin; Lesley Berkeley; James G. Ferguson; Wilson G. McWilliams; Karen W. Miller; Sharada Pai; V. Al Pakalnis; Dilip M. Purohit; Stephen S. Feman; Robert Cotton; James H. Elliott; Amy B. Law; Steven D. Steele; Rand Spencer; Priscilla M. Berry; Gary E. Fish; Dwain G. Fuller; William L. Hutton; Joel Lefer; Jean R. Manning; George E. Sanborn; William B. Snyder; David R. Stager; W. A.J. van Heuven; Marilyn B. Escobedo; Maria G. Montez; James W. Speights; Jane D. Kivlin; Susan Bracken; John Carver; Jack Dolcourt; Robert O. Hoffman; Michael Teske; A. Thomas Williams

doi:10.1016/S0161-6420(91)32074-8

Incidence and Early Course of Retlnonathy of Prematurity

Earl A. Palmer, John T. Flynn, Robert J. Hardy, Dale L. Phelps, Cynthia L. Phillips, David B. Schaffer, Betty Tung, Frederick J. Elsas, Jan M. Botsford, Karen W. Braune, George Cassady, John A. Jones, James A. Kimble, Lanning Kline, Douglas Witherspoon, Malinda Young, Alan M. Roth, Byron H. Demorest, Roberta Erickson, William S. GilbertGeorgia A. Chrousos, David S. Friendly, Mohammad Jaafar, Marshall P. Keys, Martin P. Kolsky, Patricia Ann Mercer, Donna O'Neill, John F. O'Neill, Edward S. Parelhoff, Ed Perraut, A. Raymond Pilkerton, David Plotsky, John Clarkson, Gabrielle Lopez, Marilyn T. Miller, Rama Bhat, Steven B. Cohen, Cathleen Cronin, Mark Daily, Donald A. Gagliano, Richard Gieser, Betty Anne Haldi, Kristine McCulloch, David Mittelman, Tonse N. Raju, David Sheftel, Kathleen Skuran, Daniel B. Sobel, Peggy Squires, Charles Vygantas, Forrest D. Ellis, Steve Archer, Eugene M. Helveston, Ken Julian, Gayle Reed, Richard Schreiner, Charles C. Barr, David N. Adamkin, Craig H. Douglas, Gregory K. Whittington, Shirley Wilkerson, Robert A. Gordon, Carolyn Bushaw, W. Michael DeVoe, James G. Diamond, William L. Gill, Donald R. May, Jane E. Reynolds, Thomas G. Storch, Serge de Bustros, Alethia Alford, Janet Graeber, Michael X. Repka, Michael T. Trese, John D. Baker, Ghaleb F. Hatem, Patricia Manatrey, Doreen Medalis, Robert C. Ramsay, C. Gail Summers, J. Douglas Cameron, Kim Chisholm, Rebecca Heikenen, Donna K. Irlbeck, Alvina M. Janda, Leslie A. Kopietz, Robin Kriedeman, Jane D. Lavoie, Molly Maxwell, Ted R. Pier, William P. Rodman, Patty Witt, Amy Woody, Paul Torrisi, Thaddeus Zak, Kathy Cohen, Rajesh J. Dave, Ernest Guillet, David Hakanson, Robert Hampton, Walter Merriam, Henry S. Metz, Ellen Pronobis, Richard Simon, Robert E. Vanderlinde, Nancy E. Wood, Donald N. Zehl, Edward Buckley, Malcolm M. Anderson, Grace Valentine, Susie Wong, Miles J. Burke, Judith C. Johnson, Gary L. Rogers, Don L. Bremer, Leandro Cordero, Rae R. Fellows, Nancy B. Hansen, Richard E. McClead, Arthur A. Aaby, Raul Banagale, Gerda I. Benda, Nancy D. Binder, William J. Brown, Joseph T. Gilhooly, Shawn Goodman, Robert K. Huston, Susan B. LaFrance, Patrick K. Lewallen, John V. McDonald, David L. Murphy, John W. Reynolds, Joseph Robertson, Andrea C. Tongue, Frank W. Bowen, Maria Delivoria-Papadopoulos, Hemant J. Desai, Gary R. Diamond, Joan M. Giannetta, Michael A. Naidoff, George J. Peckham, Jeanette R. Pleasure, Rachael Porat, Graham E. Quinn, Albert W. Biglan, David R. Brown, Bernard H. Doft, Andrew W. Eller, Louis A. Lobes, Richard A. Saunders, Linda M. Christmann, Tom L. Austin, Lesley Berkeley, James G. Ferguson, Wilson G. McWilliams, Karen W. Miller, Sharada Pai, V. Al Pakalnis, Dilip M. Purohit, Stephen S. Feman, Robert Cotton, James H. Elliott, Amy B. Law, Steven D. Steele, Rand Spencer, Priscilla M. Berry, Gary E. Fish, Dwain G. Fuller, William L. Hutton, Joel Lefer, Jean R. Manning, George E. Sanborn, William B. Snyder, David R. Stager, W. A.J. van Heuven, Marilyn B. Escobedo, Maria G. Montez, James W. Speights, Jane D. Kivlin, Susan Bracken, John Carver, Jack Dolcourt, Robert O. Hoffman, Michael Teske, A. Thomas Williams

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In the Multicenter Trial of Cryotherapy for Retinopathy of Prematurity (ROP), 4099 infants weighing less than 1251 g at birth underwent sequential ophthalmic examinations, beginning at age 4 to 6 weeks, to monitor the incidence and course of ROP. Overall, 65.8% of the infants developed ROP to some degree; 81.6% for infants of less than 1000 g birth weight. As expected, ROP incidence and severity were higher in lower birth weight and gestational age categories. Black infants appeared less susceptible to ROP, of all severity categories, than nonblack infants. The timing of retinal vascular events correlated more closely with postconceptional age than with postnatal age, implicating the level of maturity more than postnatal environmental influences in governing the timing of these vascular events. These results include the current incidence of various severity stages of ROP found in the United States and provide new. insight into the development of ROP.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	1628-1640
Number of pages	13
Journal	Ophthalmology
Volume	98
Issue number	11
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0161-6420(91)32074-8
State	Published - 1991

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Palmer, E. A., Flynn, J. T., Hardy, R. J., Phelps, D. L., Phillips, C. L., Schaffer, D. B., Tung, B., Elsas, F. J., Botsford, J. M., Braune, K. W., Cassady, G., Jones, J. A., Kimble, J. A., Kline, L., Witherspoon, D., Young, M., Roth, A. M., Demorest, B. H., Erickson, R., ... Williams, A. T. (1991). Incidence and Early Course of Retlnonathy of Prematurity. Ophthalmology, 98(11), 1628-1640. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0161-6420(91)32074-8

Palmer, EA, Flynn, JT, Hardy, RJ, Phelps, DL, Phillips, CL, Schaffer, DB, Tung, B, Elsas, FJ, Botsford, JM, Braune, KW, Cassady, G, Jones, JA, Kimble, JA, Kline, L, Witherspoon, D, Young, M, Roth, AM, Demorest, BH, Erickson, R, Gilbert, WS, Chrousos, GA, Friendly, DS, Jaafar, M, Keys, MP, Kolsky, MP, Mercer, PA, O'Neill, D, O'Neill, JF, Parelhoff, ES, Perraut, E, Pilkerton, AR, Plotsky, D, Clarkson, J, Lopez, G, Miller, MT, Bhat, R, Cohen, SB, Cronin, C, Daily, M, Gagliano, DA, Gieser, R, Haldi, BA, McCulloch, K, Mittelman, D, Raju, TN, Sheftel, D, Skuran, K, Sobel, DB, Squires, P, Vygantas, C, Ellis, FD, Archer, S, Helveston, EM, Julian, K, Reed, G, Schreiner, R, Barr, CC, Adamkin, DN, Douglas, CH, Whittington, GK, Wilkerson, S, Gordon, RA, Bushaw, C, DeVoe, WM, Diamond, JG, Gill, WL, May, DR, Reynolds, JE, Storch, TG, de Bustros, S, Alford, A, Graeber, J, Repka, MX, Trese, MT, Baker, JD, Hatem, GF, Manatrey, P, Medalis, D, Ramsay, RC, Gail Summers, C, Cameron, JD, Chisholm, K, Heikenen, R, Irlbeck, DK, Janda, AM, Kopietz, LA, Kriedeman, R, Lavoie, JD, Maxwell, M, Pier, TR, Rodman, WP, Witt, P, Woody, A, Torrisi, P, Zak, T, Cohen, K, Dave, RJ, Guillet, E, Hakanson, D, Hampton, R, Merriam, W, Metz, HS, Pronobis, E, Simon, R, Vanderlinde, RE, Wood, NE, Zehl, DN, Buckley, E, Anderson, MM, Valentine, G, Wong, S, Burke, MJ, Johnson, JC, Rogers, GL, Bremer, DL, Cordero, L, Fellows, RR, Hansen, NB, McClead, RE, Aaby, AA, Banagale, R, Benda, GI, Binder, ND, Brown, WJ, Gilhooly, JT, Goodman, S, Huston, RK, LaFrance, SB, Lewallen, PK, McDonald, JV, Murphy, DL, Reynolds, JW, Robertson, J, Tongue, AC, Bowen, FW, Delivoria-Papadopoulos, M, Desai, HJ, Diamond, GR, Giannetta, JM, Naidoff, MA, Peckham, GJ, Pleasure, JR, Porat, R, Quinn, GE, Biglan, AW, Brown, DR, Doft, BH, Eller, AW, Lobes, LA, Saunders, RA, Christmann, LM, Austin, TL, Berkeley, L, Ferguson, JG, McWilliams, WG, Miller, KW, Pai, S, Al Pakalnis, V, Purohit, DM, Feman, SS, Cotton, R, Elliott, JH, Law, AB, Steele, SD, Spencer, R, Berry, PM, Fish, GE, Fuller, DG, Hutton, WL, Lefer, J, Manning, JR, Sanborn, GE, Snyder, WB, Stager, DR, van Heuven, WAJ, Escobedo, MB, Montez, MG, Speights, JW, Kivlin, JD, Bracken, S, Carver, J, Dolcourt, J, Hoffman, RO, Teske, M & Williams, AT 1991, 'Incidence and Early Course of Retlnonathy of Prematurity', Ophthalmology, vol. 98, no. 11, pp. 1628-1640. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0161-6420(91)32074-8

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