Comparison of 5-year safety and efficacy of laser photocoagulation and intravitreal bevacizumab injection in retinopathy of prematurity.

Tomoya MurakamiYoshimi SugiuraFumiki OkamotoYoshifumi OkamotoAtsuko KatoSujin HoshiMotomichi NagafujiYayoi MiyazonoTetsuro Oshika

Published in: Graefe's archive for clinical and experimental ophthalmology = Albrecht von Graefes Archiv fur klinische und experimentelle Ophthalmologie (2021)

Compared to laser for ROP, IVB was not inferior in neurodevelopment or visual outcome and was superior in refractive error. As cases in the IVB group showed retinal holes, long-term follow-up with fundus examination is recommended after IVB.

Keyphrases

diabetic retinopathy
optical coherence tomography
high speed
ultrasound guided
vascular endothelial growth factor
endothelial cells
mass spectrometry