A novel model of retinopathy of prematurity in normobaric hyperoxic conditions

Ozgurtas T., Tekin S., Yesildal F., Karaca U., Aydin F. N., Ugurlu M. T., ...More

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF OPHTHALMOLOGY, vol.9, no.9, pp.1265-1270, 2016 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 9 Issue: 9
  • Publication Date: 2016
  • Doi Number: 10.18240/ijo.2016.09.05
  • Journal Name: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF OPHTHALMOLOGY
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.1265-1270
  • Keywords: retinopathy of prematurity, vascular endothelial growth factor, hypoxia inducible factor-1 alpha, placental growth factor, fundoscopy, retina staining, OXYGEN-INDUCED RETINOPATHY, NEWBORN RAT, PROLIFERATIVE RETINOPATHY, RETROLENTAL FIBROPLASIA, RISK-FACTORS, NEOVASCULARIZATION, POPULATION, EXPOSURE, HYPOXIA
  • Süleyman Demirel University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

AIM: To examine changes in retinal vasculature after treatment with different oxygen concentrations from common retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) models and to determine a novel and practical ROP model.