Diode laser treatment of posterior retinopathy of prematurity

Diode laser treatment of posterior retinopathy of prematurity

AIMS To study the efficacy of infrared diode laser for the treatment of posterior retinopathy of prematurity (ROP). METHODS 48 eyes of 25 premature babies (mean birth weight 779 (SD 127.7) g; mean gestational age 25.5 (SD 1.47) weeks) with threshold ROP in zone I and posterior zone II were treated b...

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Published in:British journal of ophthalmology Vol. 84; no. 12; pp. 1383 - 1386
Main Authors: Axer-Siegel, Ruth, Snir, Moshe, Cotlear, Dan, Maayan, Ayala, Frilling, Ronit, Rosenbaltt, Irit, Weinberger, Dov, Kremer, Israel, Sirota, Lea
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: BMA House, Tavistock Square, London, WC1H 9JR BMJ Publishing Group Ltd 01-12-2000
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Subjects:
Babies
Biological and medical sciences
diode laser
Female
Follow-Up Studies
Humans
Infant, Newborn
Infant, Premature
Laser Coagulation - methods
Lasers
Male
Medical sciences
Original articles - Clinical science
Retina
retinopathy of prematurity
Retinopathy of Prematurity - pathology
Retinopathy of Prematurity - surgery
Surgery (general aspects). Transplantations, organ and tissue grafts. Graft diseases
Surgery of the eye and orbit
Treatment Outcome
vascular retina
Human
Photocoagulation
Premature
Eye disease
Retinopathy
Treatment
Diode
Surgery
Laser
Posterior
Child
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Summary:AIMS To study the efficacy of infrared diode laser for the treatment of posterior retinopathy of prematurity (ROP). METHODS 48 eyes of 25 premature babies (mean birth weight 779 (SD 127.7) g; mean gestational age 25.5 (SD 1.47) weeks) with threshold ROP in zone I and posterior zone II were treated by the indirect infrared (810 nm) diode laser. Confluent burns were applied to the avascular retina. In 18 eyes, an additional row of laser burns was added posterior to the ridge. RESULTS Favourable anatomical results were noted in 41 eyes (85.4%). ROP stage 5 developed in two eyes, ROP stage 4A developed in four eyes, and ROP stage 4B in one eye. Three of the eyes with stage 4A eyes were successfully buckled; the fourth was not operated on and remained demarcated by laser scars. No complications were noted. CONCLUSION In this series, the diode laser was found to be a safe and effective treatment for posterior ROP.
Bibliography:PMID:11090478
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ISSN:0007-1161
1468-2079
DOI:10.1136/bjo.84.12.1383