A novel model of retinopathy of prematurity in normobaric hyperoxic conditions

Ozgurtas, Taner; Tekin, Sercan; Yesildal, Fatih; Karaca, Umut; Aydin, Fevzi; Ugurlu, Muhammed; Ozler, Mehmet; Durukan, Hakan

doi:10.18240/ijo.2016.09.05

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 (Journal Indexed in SCI)

Publication Type: Article / Article
Volume: 9 Issue: 9
Publication Date: 2016
Doi Number: 10.18240/ijo.2016.09.05
Title of Journal : INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF OPHTHALMOLOGY
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

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.