ROP is the new name for what was called retrolental fibroplasia about 30 years ago.
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Hyperoxia may be a contributing factor for the disorder called retrolental fibroplasia or retinopathy of prematurity ( ROP ) in infants.
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9 Wilsher was a case where a premature baby negligently received an excessive concentration of oxygen and suffered retrolental fibroplasia leading to blindness.
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Campbell's most distinguished contribution in research was, in 1951, in establishing and proving that excess retrolental fibroplasia-a condition which could lead to blindness in premature babies.
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By 1950, Lubchenco noted that a high percentage of her former preterm patients were developing blindness from an eye condition known as retrolental fibroplasia ( RLF ), which was later renamed retinopathy of prematurity ( ROP ).
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There are several reasons for retinal degeneration, including artery or vein occlusion, diabetic retinopathy, R . L . F . / R . O . P . ( retrolental fibroplasia / retinopathy of prematurity ), or disease ( usually hereditary ).
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