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Abstract:
The fourfold to fivefold increased survival rate since 1950 of premature infants with birthweights of less than 1,000 g apparently explains the increase in cases of retinopathy of prematurity in recent years. A new international classification permits standardized grading of the retinopathy of prematurity based on severity, anterior-posterior location, and the meridians involved. Previously reported clinical trials on the role of vitamin E in the prevention of retinopathy of prematurity have given conflicting results.