Evaluation of timed dexamethasone eye drops to prevent proliferative retinopathy of prematurity: a study protocol for a randomized intervention, multi-centre, double-blinded trial (DROPROP)

Evaluation of timed dexamethasone eye drops to prevent proliferative retinopathy of prematurity: a study protocol for a randomized intervention, multi-centre, double-blinded trial (DROPROP)

Abstract Background As the survival rate of preterm infants continues to rise worldwide, more infants are at risk of developing sight-threatening retinopathy of prematurity (ROP). Destructive retinal laser treatment and intravitreal injections of anti-vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF), facto...

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Main Authors: Ann Hellström, Mariya Petrishka-Lozenska, Aldina Pivodic, Anders K. Nilsson, Ulrika Sjöbom, Ingrid Hansen Pupp, David Ley, Lotta Gränse, Hanna Maria Öhnell, Gunnar Jakobsson, Karin Sävman, Lois E. H. Smith, Pia Lundgren, the DROPROP collaboration group
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2025-04-01
Series:BMC Pediatrics
Subjects:
Retinopathy of prematurity
Dexamethasone
Preterm infants
Eye drops
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12887-025-05673-x
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