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The incidence and treatment of severe ROP were compared for gestational ages \u2a7d24 weeks\u2019, 25\u201326 weeks\u2019 and 27\u201329 weeks\u2019 gestation over the four epochs.<\/jats:p>\n               <jats:p>\n                  <jats:bold>Results:<\/jats:bold> In infants \u2a7d24 weeks\u2019 gestation the incidence of severe ROP and those treated increased significantly (stage \u2a7e3: from 17 (41.5%) to 41 (53.9%), p\u200a=\u200a0.052; treated: from 8 (19.5%) to 25 (32.9%), p&lt;0.05 (first and fourth epoch)). In infants 25\u201326<jats:bold\/>weeks\u2019 gestation the incidence of severe ROP decreased significantly whereas there was a non-significant increase in those treated (stage \u2a7e3: from 55 (26.2%) to 46 (19.3%), p&lt;0.05; treated: from 19 (9.0%) to 32 (13.4%)). In infants 27\u201329 weeks\u2019 gestation, there was no significant change in the incidence of severe ROP or those treated (stage \u2a7e3: from 30 (4.1%) to 17 (2.4%); treated: from 14 (1.9%) to 8 (1.1%)).<\/jats:p>\n               <jats:p>\n                  <jats:bold>Conclusion:<\/jats:bold> In infants \u2a7d24 weeks\u2019 gestation there has been a significant increase in severe ROP, and in infants &lt;27 weeks\u2019 gestation the numbers treated for severe ROP increased.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.1136\/adc.2006.096479","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2007,1,25]],"date-time":"2007-01-25T00:44:37Z","timestamp":1169685877000},"page":"F251-F254","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":27,"title":["Severe retinopathy of prematurity in infants &lt;30 weeks\u2019 gestation in New South Wales and the Australian Capital Territory from 1992 to 2002"],"prefix":"10.1136","volume":"92","author":[{"given":"D A","family":"Todd","sequence":"first","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"A","family":"Wright","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"J","family":"Smith","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"239","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2007,1,24]]},"reference":[{"key":"2025090513325785000_92.4.F251.1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"32","DOI":"10.1046\/j.1440-1754.1998.00149.x","volume":"34","year":"1998","journal-title":"J Paediatr Child Health"},{"key":"2025090513325785000_92.4.F251.2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1046\/j.1440-1754.1999.00368.x"},{"key":"2025090513325785000_92.4.F251.3","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","unstructured":"Public Health Division. 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