Retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) is an eye problem which can occur in babies who were born too early (premature babies). It particularly affects babies who were born before the 32nd week of pregnancy, or who weighed less than 1500 g at birth. The earlier the baby is born, the higher the risk. ROP is found in most babies (four out of five) who weighed less than 1000 g at birth.
This is a companion discussion topic for the original article at https://patient.info/pregnancy/premature-babies/retinopathy-of-prematurity