Observational studyInternational ophthalmology2022
Treatment outcomes of combination of anti-vascular endothelial growth factor injection and laser photocoagulation in Type 1 ROP and APROP.
Observational study in International ophthalmology, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.
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- From Screening to Therapy: A Personalized Approach to ROP in a National NICU Setting.Journal of personalized medicine · 2025Article
- Role of Anti-Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor (Anti-VEGF) in the Treatment of Retinopathy of Prematurity: A Narrative Review in the Context of Middle-Income Countries.Pediatric health, medicine and therapeutics · 2023Review
- Latest Trends in Retinopathy of Prematurity: Research on Risk Factors, Diagnostic Methods and Therapies.International journal of general medicine · 2023Review
- One year follow-up of intravitreal bevacizumab injection in Aggressive Retinopathy of Prematurity at Indonesian national referral hospital: Case series.Annals of medicine and surgery (2012) · 2022Article
- Progress and Challenges of Anti-VEGF Agents and Their Sustained-Release Strategies for Retinal Angiogenesis.Drug design, development and therapy · 2022Review
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Abstract
purposeTo study treatment outcomes of combination treatment of intravitreal anti-vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) injection and laser photocoagulation in Type 1 Retinopathy of Prematurity (ROP) and Aggressive Posterior ROP (APROP).
methodsThis is a retrospective observational study of 87 eyes of 48 premature babies who presented with Type I ROP or APROP and were treated with combination of laser and anti-VEGF therapy. Retrospective evaluation of case records was done to collect data on gestational age, birth weight, age at intervention, anterior segment and fundus findings, intervention with laser and anti-VEGF and response to treatment. Outcome measure was defined as attached retina at posterior pole at last follow-up.
resultsMean gestational age was 29.1 weeks, and mean birth weight was 1226.9 gms. Sixty-six (75.8%) eyes had Type I ROP and 21 (24.1%) eyes had APROP at presentation. Five eyes (3 patients) were lost to follow-up after treatment. Of 82 eyes, 80.5% (66 eyes) showed regression of ROP following combination treatment and 19.5% (16 eyes) needed surgery. Of these, 15 underwent surgery and 12 had successful outcome. Mean follow-up duration of patients was 52 weeks. Finally, 95.1% (78 eyes) had attached retina at posterior pole and 4.9% (4 eyes) had detached retina.
conclusionWe conclude that combination therapy is an effective and safe treatment strategy for Type I ROP and APROP.
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