New, simple method identifies preterm infants at risk of eye disease
Tuesday, April 7, 2009 - 09:42
in Health & Medicine
A simple way of establishing which preterm infants are at risk of developing the eye disease ROP is to follow their weight gain. A new study from the Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Sweden, suggests that following weekly weight development might replace the need for considerably more expensive ophthalmological examinations.