Current role of cryotherapy in retinopathy of prematurity: a report by the American Academy of Ophthalmology.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To evaluate the role of cryotherapy in the current treatment of retinopathy of prematurity (ROP).

Methods

Literature searches of PubMed and the Cochrane Library were conducted on December 2, 2009, for articles published after 1984. The searches included all languages and retrieved 187 relevant citations. Thirteen articles were deemed relevant to the assessment question and were rated according to the strength of evidence. Four articles reported results from 2 large multicenter randomized clinical trials, and the remaining 9 articles reported results of 3 small randomized trials that directly compared cryotherapy and laser.

Results

Neither of the multicenter randomized clinical trials was a direct comparison of cryotherapy with laser. These studies were used

SUBMITTER: Simpson JL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12312005 | biostudies-literature | 2012 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature