Tuesday, 4 July 2023

Sight-saving drug to be offered to premature babies, announces NHS

Sight-saving drug to be offered to premature babies, announces NHS Premature babies across England will be offered a sight-saving drug, the NHS has announced.

Retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) is an eye disease that can occur among babies who are born early or those born with a low birth weight.

Now the NHS is offering new “life-changing” drug ranibizumab to babies with ROP across England who are unable to receive traditional treatment. The Independent

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