Retinal Detachment in Retrolental Fibroplasia

1980 ◽  
Vol 181 (5) ◽  
pp. 261-265 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Starzycka ◽  
A. Ciechanowska ◽  
A. Gergovich
Keyword(s):  
Retinal Detachment ◽  
Retrolental Fibroplasia

Russian Roulette in the Nursery—Again

PEDIATRICS ◽  
1982 ◽  
Vol 69 (3) ◽  
pp. 380-381
Author(s):  
William A. Silverman
Keyword(s):  
Clinical Trial ◽  
Retinal Detachment ◽  
Active Treatment ◽  
Retinopathy Of Prematurity ◽  
Scleral Buckling ◽  
Prospective Clinical Trial ◽  
Retrolental Fibroplasia ◽  
The Past ◽  
Ultimate Fate

In 1980, a review appeared in the ophthalmology literature1 that summarized attempts at active treatment of the neovascular changes in retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) (referred to in the past as "proliferative retrolental fibroplasia [RLF]") and of retinal detachment which may occur in the disorder. The author of the survey observed (among a number of treatments tried) that the effectiveness of transscleral cryotherapy for treatment of proliferative changes was difficult to evaluate and he pointed out that "no prospective clinical trial has demonstrated the value [of this approach]." In respect to scleral buckling, as treatment for detachments in ROP, he remarked that although the approach seemed to be rational, the "ultimate fate of [treated] eyes remains uncertain."

Retinal Detachment in Young Premature Infants with Acute Retrolental Fibroplasia

Ophthalmology ◽  
1982 ◽  
Vol 89 (10) ◽  
pp. 1160-1169 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alice R. McPherson ◽  
Helen Mintz Hittner ◽  
Ruben Lemos
Keyword(s):  
Retinal Detachment ◽  
Premature Infants ◽  
Retrolental Fibroplasia
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