Refractive outcomes comparing primary laser to primary bevacizumab with delayed laser for type 1 ROP

Journal of AAPOS : the Official Publication of the American Association for Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus
Nandita AnandSarah Hilkert Rodriguez

Abstract

To compare the refractive outcomes of intravitreal bevacizumab (IVB) and delayed peripheral retinal photocoagulation (PRP) with primary PRP in infants treated for posterior type 1 ROP. The medical records of 87 infants at a tertiary referral center treated for posterior type 1 ROP between 2006 and 2016 were reviewed retrospectively. Consecutive infants received primary PRP before and primary IVB after a change in treatment practice implemented in early 2011. In most cases primary IVB was supplemented with prophylactic laser treatment after 60 weeks' PMA (IVB-PRP). The main outcome was spherical equivalent (SE) in diopters, determined by cycloplegic refraction between 2 and 4 years. Infants treated with IVB-PRP were also compared to the those who received only IVB as monotherapy. The final analysis included 34 eyes of 19 infants in the primary PRP group and 40 eyes of 21 infants in the IVB-PRP group. Mean SE was -7.4 ± 5.2 D in the primary PRP group and -0.16 ± 2.2 D in the IVB-PRP group (P < 0.001). This relationship persisted after stratification by zone of ROP and the presence of aggressive posterior ROP. There was no statistically significant difference in mean SE between the IVB-PRP group and the 8 eyes of 4 infants who rec...Continue Reading

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Sep 22, 2020·Ophthalmic Surgery, Lasers & Imaging Retina·Michael H ZhangSarah H Rodriguez
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