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Clinical relevance of retinal structure in children with laser-treated retinopathy of prematurity versus controls - using optical coherence tomography.

Florina StoicaAdela Chiriță-EmandiNicoleta AndreescuAlina StanciuCristian G ZimbruMaria Puiu
Published in: Acta ophthalmologica (2017)
Years after the laser intervention, central fovea was significantly thicker in ROP laser-treated children born preterm when compared to controls. Central fovea thickness (CFT) correlated strongly and inversely with BW and gestational age (GA) at birth, while a CFT value above 257 μm was suggestive for suboptimal visual acuity. The proposed cut-off value needs to be validated in future larger studies.
Keyphrases
  • gestational age
  • optical coherence tomography
  • birth weight
  • preterm birth
  • young adults
  • diabetic retinopathy
  • randomized controlled trial
  • high speed
  • low birth weight
  • high resolution