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retrolental fibroplasia
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retrolental fibroplasia [¦re·trə¦lent·əl ‚fī·brə′plā·zhə]
(medicine)
An oxygen-induced disease of the retina in premature infants characterized by formation of an opaque membrane behind the lens of the eye.


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Ilk defa 1942 yilinda Terry tarafindan tanimlanmis ve retrolental fibroplazi terimi de ilk defa onun tarafindan kullanilmistir (1).
Windsor, OD, FAAO Retinopathy of prematurity (ROP), originally called retrolental fibroplasia, was the leading cause of blindness in children in the 1940s and 1950s.
 
 
 
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