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Feeding amount, feeding type and pathogenesis of retinopathy of prematurity
  1. Sergio Verd1,
  2. Gemma Ginovart2
  1. 1 Health Sciences Research Institute (IUNICS), Balearic University, Palma de Mallorca, Spain
  2. 2 School of Medicine, Barcelona Free University (UAB), Barcelona, Spain
  1. Correspondence to Dr Sergio Verd, Health Sciences Research Institute (IUNICS), Balearic University, Km. 7.5 Valldemossa Road, Palma de Mallorca E-07122, Spain; drsverd{at}gmail.com

https://doi.org/10.1136/archdischild-2015-308507

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    Stoltz Sjöström et al 1 have demonstrated that higher intakes of energy, fat and carbohydrates, but not protein, were significantly associated with a lower risk of severe retinopathy of prematurity (ROP). Based on their current results and previous published studies, they propose a mechanism for the first phase of ROP pathogenesis. In this model, they suggest that a low-energy intake during the first 4 weeks of life can lead to arrested vascularisation. We commend the authors for this observation as well as for their comprehensive review of ROP pathogenesis.

    However, although …

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    • Contributors The author's responsibilities were as follows: SV designed the study and drafted the initial manuscript. GG is responsible for literature search and reviewed the scientific content of the manuscript.

    • Competing interests None declared.

    • Provenance and peer review Not commissioned; internally peer reviewed.