retinopathy of prematurity

MeSH: D012178ORPHA: 90050

Overview

disease of the eye affecting prematurely born babies generally having received intensive neonatal care, in which oxygen therapy is used on them due to the premature development of their lungs

Available Treatments (0)

No treatments linked yet

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Clinical Presentation

Signs and symptoms associated with retinopathy of prematurity, sourced from HPO and Orphanet clinical annotations.

Small for gestational agePremature birthAbnormal retinal vascular morphologyRetinopathy of prematurityStrabismusGlaucomaCataractMyopiaBlindnessAmblyopiaAbnormal macular morphologyRetinal arteriolar tortuosityReduced visual acuityVitreous hemorrhageTractional retinal detachment

Classification & Codes

MeSH Code

D012178

Orphanet Code

ORPHA:90050
retinopathy of prematurity
MeSHD012178
OrphanetORPHA:90050
Treatments0 drug(s)
Symptoms on record15 signs
Statuspublished
Factual Authority
Last Updated3/20/2026
Clinical DataHPO · Orphanet
Drug DataFDA · EMA · CDSCO