retrolental fibroplasia

They called it retrolental fibroplasia - I memorized the name.

During the 1950s, retrolental fibroplasia was the most common reason for visual handicap in children.

Treating a type of eye disease in newborns called retrolental fibroplasia.

He was diagnosed with retrolental fibroplasia.

A premature infant, Stevie developed retrolental fibroplasia while being exposed to pure oxygen in an incubator.

He suffered from retrolental fibroplasia (RLF).

In a high oxygen incubator, many premature babies develop a condition called retrolental fibroplasia, which destroys the retina and robs the baby of vision.

While Patz was in training at Gallinger, he observed more than 20 infants who had developed severe retrolental fibroplasia after receiving continuous oxygen therapy.

Another well-known adverse effect of too much oxygen is the blindness in premature infants that is called retinopathy of prematurity, or retrolental fibroplasia.

Hyperoxia may be a contributing factor for the disorder called retrolental fibroplasia or retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) in infants.

Bailey established the extramural grants and field investigations into retrolental fibroplasia, geographic deistribution of multiple sclerosis, and projects related to mental retardation and cerebral palsy.

Retinopathy of prematurity, formerly called retrolental fibroplasia, is a condition that affects the developing blood vessels of the retina, the light-sensitive tissue covering the back of the eyeball.

Retinopathy of prematurity (ROP), previously known as retrolental fibroplasia (RLF), is a disease of the eye affecting prematurely-born babies generally having received intensive neonatal care.

They include protecting the eyes of premature babies against retrolental fibroplasia, a disorder caused by too much oxygen; increasing exercise tolerance in people with the crippling circulatory disorder called intermittent claudication, and countering heart muscle damage during bypass surgery.

Leukocoria is a medical sign for a number of conditions, including Coats disease, congenital cataract, corneal scarring, melanoma of the ciliary body, Norrie disease, ocular toxocariasis, persistence of the tunica vasculosa lentis (PFV/PHPV), retinoblastoma, and retrolental fibroplasia.