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Randomized Controlled Trial
. 2006 Nov;91(6):F443-4.
doi: 10.1136/adc.2005.088518. Epub 2006 Mar 17.

Effect of light reduction on the incidence of retinopathy of prematurity

R R T Braz  1 , M E L Moreira, M de Carvalho, J M A Lopes, M A Rodrigues, J A O Cabral, M M Motta
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Randomized Controlled Trial

Effect of light reduction on the incidence of retinopathy of prematurity

R R T Braz et al. Arch Dis Child Fetal Neonatal Ed. 2006 Nov.

Abstract

The effect of ocular protection on the incidence of retinopathy of prematurity was tested in 188 newborns weighing less than 1600 g in a randomised controlled trial. No effect of ambient light reduction on the incidence of retinopathy of prematurity was shown.

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