Publication details
Screening, léčba a dlouhodobé sledování retinopatie předčasně narozených dětí v ČR
| Title in English | Screening, Treatment and Long-term Observation of Retinopathy of Prematurely Born Children in the Czech Republic |
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| Year of publication | 2018 |
| Type | Article in Periodical |
| Magazine / Source | Česká a slovenská oftalmologie |
| MU Faculty or unit | |
| Citation | |
| Web | https://www.prolekare.cz/casopisy/ceska-slovenska-oftalmologie/2018-6-13/screening-lecba-a-dlouhodobe-sledovani-retinopatie-predcasne-narozenych-deti-v-cr-112528 |
| Doi | http://dx.doi.org/10.31348/2018/6/7 |
| Keywords | retinopathy; prematurely born children |
| Description | Retinopathy of Prematurity (ROP) is a vasoproliferative pathology affecting the development of vascularisation of the retina in prematurely born children. Its incidence is closely correlated with low gestation age and birth weight. Despite all the advances that have taken place in diagnosis and treatment, ROP remains one of the main causes of blindness in children. In countries with a high standard of perinatal and neonatal care, thus including the Czech Republic, the pathology ROP occurs practically exclusively within the category of very premature newborns (birth between 28th and 32nd week of pregnancy, mostly with a birth weight of 1000-1500 g) and extremely premature newborns (birth before 28th week of pregnancy, mostly with a birth weight below 1000 g). During the last two decades, the quality of care of the pregnant mother, foetus and newborn has improved substantially within the Czech Republic. As a result, both general and specific newborn mortality has significantly decreased, the spectrum and lethality of neonatal morbidity had changed, and the quality of life of the surviving prematurely born children has been improved. |