Serum Erythropoietin, Insulin-like Growth Factor 1, and Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor in Etiopathogenesis of Retinopathy of Prematurity

Abstract

Serum VEGF levels at birth were lower in infants who later developed ROP. This may have a predictive value for ROP and contribute to the pathogenesis, because affected infants may be more susceptible to extrauterine hyperoxic insult.