Abstract:
Retinopathy of prematurity (vasoproliferative retinopathy, (ROP)) is a severe vitreoretinal eye disease that occurs mainly in deeply premature, immature children. First described by T. Terru (1942), as a separate nosological form, due to prematurity. Among preterm infants, ROP develops from 9% to 46.9%, and 69-90% of deeply preterm infants with birth weight less than 1000 g suffer from it. For today, PH occupies one of the main places in the structure of childhood vision disability and remains one of the most pressing problems in neonatology. Aim: determination of the prevalence of ROP among premature babies of Odessa region depending on body weight at birth.
