Longitudinal Change of Refractive Error in Retinopathy of Prematurity Treated With Intravitreal Bevacizumab or Laser Photocoagulation.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

To compare progression of myopia and refractive error in former premature infants with retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) treated using intravitreal bevacizumab (IVB) or laser.

Design

Retrospective clinical cohort study.

Methods

We identified premature infants with ROP treated using IVB from 2011 to 2020 and compared their longitudinal cycloplegic refraction data to that of infants with ROP treated using laser during the same timeframe. A subset of infants treated using IVB also underwent additional treatment using laser. We included cycloplegic refractions from 789 cumulative visits over a median 3.2 years. We used a linear mixed-effects model with a log decay function to evaluate how refraction changed with age after treatment.

Results

In aggregate, the

SUBMITTER: Wiecek E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9308642 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature