Avery G B, Glass P
Department of Neonatology, Children's Hospital National Medical Center, George Washington University School of Medicine, Washington, DC.
Clin Perinatol. 1988 Dec;15(4):917-28.
Retinopathy of prematurity continues to be a major cause of morbidity in surviving prematures despite attempts to regulate oxygen. Developing retinal vessels apparently can be disrupted by any of a considerable number of influences. By far the preeminent risk factor is extreme prematurity itself.