Change of refraction in premature infants after cryotherapy for retinopathy of prematurity between the age of six months and three years
Korean Journal of Ophthalmology
; : 111-116, 1995.
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ABSTRACT
To investigate the chronological change of refraction in premature infants after cryotherapy for retinopathy of prematurity (ROP), cycloplegic refractions had been performed at 6 months and 3 years after term in premature infants who underwent cryotherapy for ROP. The changes of refractions between the two study ages were evaluated not only in the total cryo-treated eyes, but also in the subdivided groups according to the posterior pole appearances. In the total 61 eyes of 32 premature infants, mean spherical equivalents were -4.05D vs. -5.94D (6 months vs. 3 years) (p = 0.0001). In the normal posterior pole group (48 eyes), mean spherical equivalents were -3.45D vs. -5.68D (6 months vs. 3 years) (p = 0.0000), and in the abnormal posterior pole group (13 eyes), -6.28D vs. -6.86D (6 months vs. 3 years) (p = 0.6496). These results mean that there is a myopic progressive change between 6 months and 3 years after term in the cryo-treated eyes for acute ROP and it is more evident in the eyes with normal posterior pole.
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Assunto principal:
Refração Ocular
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Retinopatia da Prematuridade
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Recém-Nascido Prematuro
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Doença Aguda
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Seguimentos
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Idade Gestacional
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Criocirurgia
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Miopia
Tipo de estudo:
Observational_studies
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Prognostic_studies
Limite:
Child, preschool
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Humans
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Infant
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Newborn
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Korean Journal of Ophthalmology
Ano de publicação:
1995
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Article