Diode laser treatment for retinopathy of prematurity: structural and functional outcome.

Ling, Chai S.; Fleck, Brian; Wright, Elizabeth C.; Anderson, Christina; Laing, Ian

doi:10.1136/bjo.79.7.637

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“…Our ROP management confirmed the usefulness of cryotherapy with a 100% success rate, and a possible role for laser treatment (66% success rate) [24]. This is in conformity with other studies.…”

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Rate of and Risk Factors Associated with Retinopathy of Prematurity: A Prospective Study from Kuwait

1999

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Objective: To determine the rate of retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) among a population of preterm infants in Kuwait, and to review the risk factors associated with the disease. Methodology: A prospective cohort study of all preterm infants of less than 2,000 g birth weight and/or 36 weeks gestational age who were screened for ROP during 1995 at the neonatal unit of the Maternity Hospital in Kuwait. The rate of and some of the possible risk factors associated with the disease were determined. Results: A total of 130 babies were screened of which 59 (45.4%) developed some stage of ROP. The frequency of blindness was 3 (2.3%). Low birth weight, oxygen therapy, patent ductus arteriosus, intraventricular hemorrhage and blood transfusion were the risk factors found to be associated with the disease. However, with logistic regression analysis, only low birth weight and oxygen were independently associated with ROP. Conclusion: The rate of ROP in our unit is not different from that of the other centers, and low birth weight and oxygen therapy are the main risk factors associated with the disease.

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Rate of and Risk Factors Associated with Retinopathy of Prematurity: A Prospective Study from Kuwait

1999

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“…Low birth weight is constantly associated with the disease, as, to a lesser extent, is oxygen therapy. 3,5,[11][12][13][15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22]26 Regression of the disease without treatment occurs in the majority of preterm babies who have the disease. However, the threshold stage of ROP is the severe form of the disease, and the recommended treatment is either cryotherapy or laser treatment.…”

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“…The incidence varies in different neonatal units, 3,[6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13] and low birth weight has been the only risk factor uniformly identified. 1,3,4,[6][7][8][9][10][11][13][14][15][16][17] The rate of the threshold form of the disease has been measured in different neonatal units, 6,7,9,13 however, its association with risk factors has not been fully identified. We present the rate of and risk factors associated with the threshold stage of ROP in a cohort of preterm babies born in our units over a two-year period.…”

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Threshold Stage of Retinopathy of Prematurity: Maternal and Neonatal Risk Factors

Al-Essa

Azad

Rashwan³

2000

Ann Saudi Med

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Background:The aim of this study was to review the maternal and neonatal risk factors associated with retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) and the threshold stage of the disease. Patients and Methods: In this prospective cohort study, all preterm infants of less than 1501 g birth weight were screened for ROP between January 1996 and December 1997 at the neonatal unit of the Maternity Hospital in Kuwait. The rate of the threshold stage of ROP, as well as risk factors associated with the disease, were identified. Results: A total of 234 babies were screened for ROP, of which 151 (64.5%) developed the disease and 34 (14.5%) had the threshold stage of ROP. Several factors were found to be associated with ROP and threshold ROP. Stepwise regression analysis revealed that low birth weight (P<0.002) and exposure to high oxygen concentration (P<0.0001) were independently associated with ROP. In addition, low birth weight (P<0.006), high oxygen concentration (P<0.003), and culture-proven sepsis (P<0.04) were found to be independent predictors of threshold ROP. Conclusion: Apart from low birth weight and exposure to high oxygen therapy, which are well-documented risk factors of ROP, septicemia was also found to be associated with the threshold stage of ROP.

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“…Due in part to these complications and to the technical difficulty of posterior cryotherapy application, laser ablation has gained acceptance as an alternative to cryotherapy. [2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9] Transpupillary laser treatment has been proven as effective as cryotherapy for the treatment of acute ROP and appears to have fewer adverse side effects. [10][11][12] This technique also has been associated with complications such as lenticular opacities and cataract formation.…”

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Transscleral diode laser retinal photocoagulation for the treatment of threshold retinopathy of prematurity

Parvaresh¹,

Modarres²,

Falavarjani³

et al. 2009

Journal of American Association for Pediatric Ophthalmology and

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Diode laser treatment for retinopathy of prematurity: structural and functional outcome.

Cited by 39 publications

References 22 publications

Rate of and Risk Factors Associated with Retinopathy of Prematurity: A Prospective Study from Kuwait

Rate of and Risk Factors Associated with Retinopathy of Prematurity: A Prospective Study from Kuwait

Threshold Stage of Retinopathy of Prematurity: Maternal and Neonatal Risk Factors

Transscleral diode laser retinal photocoagulation for the treatment of threshold retinopathy of prematurity

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