ArticleIndian journal of ophthalmology2017
Refractive and ocular biometric profile of children with a history of laser treatment for retinopathy of prematurity.
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- Refractive outcomes following anti-VEGF, vitrectomy, cryotherapy, and laser photocoagulation for retinopathy of prematurity: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in medicine · 2026Pooled it
- Refractive status, biometric components, and functional outcomes of patients with threshold retinopathy of prematurity: systemic review and a 17-year longitudinal study.Graefe's archive for clinical and experimental ophthalmology = Albrecht von Graefes Archiv fur klinische und experimentelle Ophthalmologie · 2022Pooled it
- Clinical features and biometric profile of patients presenting with unilateral high myopia.BMC ophthalmology · 2026Article
- Long-Term Sequelae of Retinopathy of Prematurity-A Scoping Review.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- IMI-Management and Investigation of High Myopia in Infants and Young Children.Investigative ophthalmology & visual science · 2023Article
- Myopia in India.Clinical ophthalmology (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2022Review
- Effects of diode laser photocoagulation treatment on ocular biometric parameters in premature infants with retinopathy of prematurity.International journal of ophthalmology · 2021Article
- Commentary: Functional outcome after successful laser for retinopathy of prematurity - Where we stand?Indian journal of ophthalmology · 2019Article
- Refractive, sensory, and biometric outcome among retinopathy of prematurity children with a history of laser therapy: A retrospective review from a tertiary care center in South India.Indian journal of ophthalmology · 2019Observational
- Refractive Status in Children with Laser-Treated Retinopathy of Prematurity: Our Experience in Bulgaria.Open access Macedonian journal of medical sciences · 2019Article
- Retinopathy of Prematurity: An emerging and evolving challenge.Indian journal of ophthalmology · 2017Article
- Refractive outcomes following yttrium aluminum garnet laser (532 nm green laser) in severe retinopathy of prematurity.Oman journal of ophthalmologyArticle
- Long-term Visual and Refractive Outcomes of Argon Laser-treated Retinopathy of Prematurity.Journal of ophthalmic & vision researchArticle
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Abstract
purposeIndian children belong to a diverse socioeconomic strata with retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) developing in mature, higher birth weight babies as well. The purpose of our study is to analyze the long-term status of refractive errors and its relationship with ocular biometry in children with ROP who were laser treated at a tertiary center in North India.
methodsCross sectional study. Children (<16 years) enrolled from January 2014 to December 2014 with a history of laser treatment for ROP and examined for refractive and biometric status.
resultsThirty-six children presenting to us at the mean age of 7.37 ± 3.07 years (6-15 years) were included. Mean spherical equivalent (SE) was -4.05 D ± 5.10. 75% were myopic, with high astigmatism in 31%. Higher lens thickness (P = 0.03) and higher SE (P = 0.002) at 1 year postnatal age were predictors of larger SE. 79.4% achieved a favorable functional outcome (visual acuity ≥20/40). 5.88% achieved unsatisfactory outcome (<20/200) despite having a favorable structural outcome.
conclusionThere are a substantial number of children who develop myopia and high astigmatism while undergoing laser treatment for ROP. We found myopia in our cohort to be lenticular and greater axial length contributing to the development of high myopia. An initial large refractive error predicts the future development of myopia in these children. Nearly 6% of patients with good structural outcome have unexplained subnormal vision. Our threshold for prescribing glasses in these children should be low.
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