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Elements of visuopathy of prematurity are unified by intermittent or sustained systemic inflammation

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Abstract

We hypothesize that the major pathologies associated with the visual system in preterm infants, retinopathy of prematurity (ROP), cerebral visual impairment (CVI), and neurodevelopmental impairment (NDI), are unified by a common etio-pathogenesis involving intermittent and/or sustained systemic inflammation (ISSI). We refer to the resulting adverse visual outcomes (AVO) as “visuopathy of prematurity” (VOP). We present the published evidence supporting an etio-pathogenic paradigm centered around ISSI that begins before birth (early phase 1), is exacerbated in the newborn period (intermediate phase 2), and culminates in adverse visual and neurodevelopmental outcomes (late phase 3).

Original languageEnglish (US)
Article number101392
JournalProgress in Retinal and Eye Research
Volume109
DOIs
StatePublished - Nov 2025

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Ophthalmology
  • Sensory Systems

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