Incidence, risk factors and evolving treatment of severe retinopathy of prematurity in China: a retrospective multicenter cohort study in 70 neonatal intensive care units
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Key Points
The study reveals a high incidence of severe retinopathy of prematurity in very preterm infants.
Among 14,670 infants, 8.5% developed severe retinopathy of prematurity requiring treatment.
Risk factors such as extremely preterm birth and small for gestational age significantly increase odds of severe ROP.
Intravitreal anti-VEGF injection was the most commonly performed treatment for severe ROP among affected infants.
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Implication
Retrospective cohort analysis identifies risk factors and treatment outcomes for ROP in very preterm infants in 70 NICUs, highlighting significant issues.