Persistent Vascular Anomalies in Retinopathy of Prematurity Children: Ultrawide-field Fluorescein Angiography Findings until School Age.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

To investigate vascular abnormalities, including persistent avascular retina (PAR), in a large cohort of patients with regressed or treated retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) through long-term follow-up until school age.

Design

Retrospective large cohort study.

Participants

We included pediatric patients (< 18 years old) with a history of nontreated or treated ROP (treated with either photocoagulation or intravitreal injection [IVI]) and regularly followed up until 2020.

Methods

Upon enrollment, we categorized patients into 4 groups: prematurity, regressed ROP, and IVI and laser treatment ROP groups. All patients had undergone visual acuity examinations, OCT, and ultrawide-field fluorescein angiography.

Main outcome measures

Percentage of eyes with

SUBMITTER: Ling XC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10127132 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature