New, Simple Method Identifies Preterm Infants At Risk Of Eye Disease

Tuesday, April 7, 2009 - 09:21 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 suggests that following weekly weight development might replace the need for considerably more expensive ophthalmological examinations.

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