02-26-2014, 03:49 PM
A male infant is born markedly prematurely at 25 weeks of gestation. Due to the immaturity of his lungs, therapy with oxygen is used. Because of extensive medical intervention, this premature infant survives, but unfortunately he is found to be blind resulting from the use of oxygen. Which one of the following pathologic abnormalities correctly describes the pathology that caused this infant's blindness?
A. Accumulation of abnormal material in the ganglion cells of the retina
B. Fibrous obliteration of the canal of Schlemm
C. Formation of a fibrovascular mass behind the lens
D. Lipid accumulation at the periphery of the cornea
E. Severe degeneration of the macula
A. Accumulation of abnormal material in the ganglion cells of the retina
B. Fibrous obliteration of the canal of Schlemm
C. Formation of a fibrovascular mass behind the lens
D. Lipid accumulation at the periphery of the cornea
E. Severe degeneration of the macula
