RETINOPATHY OF PREMATURITY (ROP)

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N., Pam M.S.
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Affecting premature infants, a disorder of the retina which may cause total retinal detachment and blindness.

RETINOPATHY OF PREMATURITY (ROP): "Retinopathy of prematurity is seen primarily in premature infants."

Related Psychology Terms

  1. RETROLENTAL FIBROPLASIA
  2. DETACHED RETINA
  3. AMACRINE CELLS
  4. VITAMIN A
  5. OPTIC DISK
  6. RED REFLEX
  7. OUTER PLEXIFORM LAYER
  8. PREMATURITY
  9. BLINDNESS
  10. LAURENCE-MOON-BIEDL SYNDROME
Cite this page: N., Pam M.S., "RETINOPATHY OF PREMATURITY (ROP)," in PsychologyDictionary.org, April 28, 2013, https://psychologydictionary.org/retinopathy-of-prematurity-rop/ (accessed September 16, 2021).
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