Outcomes of a protocol-based management for zone 1 retinopathy of prematurity: the Indian Twin Cities ROP Screening Program report number 2.

摘要

EDITOR: JALALI AND ASSOCIATES MUST BE CONGRATULATED FOR their prospective series in which they report improved outcomes of laser photoablation for aggressive posterior retinopathy of prematurity (APROP). The authors emphasized the importance of correcting systemic comorbidities in babies wit-h APROP in their series, stating that among babies with a hemoglobin of <10 gm.%, "packed cell/blood transfusions were encouraged in consultation with the neonatologist.