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Showing 1 to 11 of 11 for “"Retinopathy of Prematurity"”.
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Current therapeutic approaches for retinopathy of prematurity
… βάρους, όπως το μοντέλο Weight, IGF-1, Neonatal, Retinopathy of Prematurity (WINROP), είναι κρίσιμη για την έγκαιρη θεραπεία. Η φωτοπηξία με λέιζερ, που ιστορικά αποτελούσε το πρότυπο θεραπείας, προσφέρει παρατεταμένη υποστροφή της νεοαγγείωσης, ιδιαίτερα σε νόσο ζώνης II, αν και σχετίζεται με …
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Retinopathy of Prematurity in a cohort of neonates at Groote Schuur Hospital
Background: Screening for Retinopathy of Prematurity (ROP) is recommended to prevent possible blindness. Prior to 2016, resource limitations precluded routine ROP screening at Groote Schuur Hospital (GSH). Previous pilot studies at GSH did not detect ROP requiring treatment. However, improved …
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Prospective evaluation of retinopathy of prematurity screening policy for neonatal units allied to the University of Cape Town
Includes bibliographical references.
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Retinopathy of prematurity screening criteria and work load implications at Tygerberg Children's Hospital, South Africa: A cross-sectional study
High-income country ROP Screening guidelines are not appropriate for middle-income countries and screening requirements may vary even between units within one city. This study aimed to determine optimal ROP screening criteria, and its workload implications, for Tygerberg Children's Hospital (TCH), …
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Retinopathy of Prematurity (ROP) - Regional and National Characteristics and Modern Approach for Problem Solving /// Ретинопатия на недоносеното – регионални и национални характеристики и съвременен подход за решаване на проблема
Ретинопатията на недоносените е важна причина за двуочна слепота сред недоносените деца в страните със средно развити икономики. Заболяването е потенциално предотвратимо чрез прилагането на ефективни национални скринингови програми. Цел Целта на настоящия труд е да се проучат регионалните и …
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The molecular mechanism of action of the antiangiogenic natural product, cremastranone
Prevention of pathological angiogenesis is a key strategy for treatment of common blinding ocular diseases such as retinopathy of prematurity, proliferative diabetic retinopathy, and wet age-related macular degeneration. The current treatment strategies are associated with partial vision loss and …
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Humanistic co-design of a solution for the rehabilitation of children suffering from cortical visual impairment
… vision caused due to bilateral dysfunction of the optic radiations or visual cortex or both. It is a major cause of low vision in children in the developed and developing world due to increasing survival of babies during complicated deliveries in pediatric and neonatal care. Prevalence of …
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Die Rolle der Caspase-1 abhängigen Cytokine, IL-1β und IL-18, bei der hyperoxie-induzierten Schädigung des unreifen Gehirns.
… Defizite auf, wobei die genauen Ursachen hierfür oft nur unzureichend bekannt sind. Nicht immer können ischämische, infektiöse oder traumatische Ereignisse hierfür verantwortlich gemacht werden. In der Behandlung von kranken Früh- und Neugeborenen ist der Sauerstoff ein bedeutendes therapeutisches …
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Studies on polyunsaturated fatty acid content and lipid peroxidation in preterm infant nutrition from non-maternal sources.
… for LCPUFAs, due to premature interruption of the maternal-foetal transfer. Research suggests that current feeding practices are insufficient to meet preterm infants’ LCPUFA requirements. Furthermore, LCPUFAs are highly susceptible to lipid peroxidation, giving rise to potentially harmful …
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Enteral docosahexaenoic acid supplementation to attenuate inflammation in the preterm infant
… immunomodulatory properties, however the effect of dietary DHA on the regulation of immune responses in preterm infants is largely unknown. This thesis employs a multi-system approach to address questions related to the efficacy of omega-3 DHA to regulate inflammation in preterm infants and in …
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Investigating Notch/Dll4 signalling in retinal microvascular cells in health and disease
Endothelial cells, which form the inner lining of all blood vessels, maintain various critical functions to enable the efficient transport of oxygen and nutrients to all metabolising cells of the body. Finely tuned regulation of endothelial function is important for the establishment and …