ArticleInternational ophthalmology2018
Visual outcome and refractive status in first 3 years of age in preterm infants suffered from laser-treated Type 1 retinopathy of prematurity (ROP): a 6-year retrospective review in a tertiary centre in Hong Kong.
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- Laser Speckle Flowgraphy Assessment of Ocular Blood Flow in School-Aged Children With or Without a History of Retinopathy of Prematurity.Clinical & experimental ophthalmology · 2026Observational
- Development of myopia in laser-treated ROP infants: prematurity or laser photocoagulation?International ophthalmology · 2023Article
- Factors associated with refractive outcome in children treated with bevacizumab for retinopathy of prematurity: the importance of retinal vascularization.International ophthalmology · 2022Article
- Risk factors for early-onset high myopia after treatment for retinopathy of prematurity.Japanese journal of ophthalmology · 2022Article
- Analysis of the clinical characteristics and refraction state in premature infants: a 10-year retrospective analysis.International journal of ophthalmology · 2019Article
- Refractive outcomes following yttrium aluminum garnet laser (532 nm green laser) in severe retinopathy of prematurity.Oman journal of ophthalmologyArticle
- Refractive Changes among Diode Laser-treated Retinopathy of Prematurity Patients: A Retrospective Study.Middle East African journal of ophthalmologyArticle
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Abstract
purposeTo report the visual outcome and refractive status in first 3 years of age in preterm infants suffered from laser-treated Type 1 retinopathy of prematurity (ROP): a 6-year review in Hong Kong
designRetrospective case series METHODOLOGY: Clinical records of all infants suffered from Type 1 ROP who had undergone laser therapy between 2007 and 2012 were retrospectively reviewed. Basic demographic data, serial changes of refractive error, visual acuity, severity of ROP and laser were analyzed. Correlation with myopia and astigmatism progression, body weight, height, growth and gestational age were also analyzed.
resultAmong 494 babies screened, 14 Chinese babies (26 eyes) recruited with 1:1 male-to-female ratio in this study. All eyes showed gradual progression of myopia in first 3 years of age but no significant change of astigmatism. Further correlation analysis showed no correlation with laser energy consumed, birth weight (p = 0.14), head circumference growth (p = 0.57) and body weight growth (p = 0.71). However, severity of myopia was related to the post-conceptual age when receiving laser therapy (p < 0.005), gestation age (p = 0.02) and possibly body height growth with age (p = 0.05).
conclusionMyopia in early life is one of the most common ocular sequelae in Type 1 ROP survivors. Early detection of refractive error is important for prompt correction and visual rehabilitation to prevent amblyopia.
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