Retinopathy of prematurity
ORPHA:90050· ICD-10 H35.1
Definition
A rare retinal vasoproliferative disease affecting preterm infants characterized initially by a delay in physiologic retinal vascular development and compromised physiologic vascularity, and subsequently by aberrant angiogenesis in the form of intravitreal neovascularization.
- Prevalence
- 1-5 / 10 000
- Inheritance
- Not applicable
- Age of onset
- Infancy, Neonatal