Anemia is a common condition in premature infants, particularly those at risk for retinopathy of prematurity (ROP). While the relationship between anemia and ROP risk remains complex, recent studies ...

Retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) is a major cause of vision impairment in preterm infants, particularly those born weighing ≤1,250 g. Anemia is commonly observed in these infants, with nearly 90% of ...

Erythropoietin has so far been known to doctors as a hormone that boosts red-blood-cell production. Now, a mouse study led by Lois Smith, MD, PhD, an ophthalmologist at Children's Hospital Boston, ...

Anemia is a common condition in preterm infants and is closely linked to the development of ROP. Iron deficiency exacerbates hypoxia and oxidative stress, contributing to abnormal retinal vessel ...