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Zone of retinal vascularization and refractive error in premature eyes with and without spontaneously regressed retinopathy of prematurity. J AAPOS 2019 08;23(4):211.e1-211.e6

Date

06/24/2019

Pubmed ID

31229607

Pubmed Central ID

PMC6778011

DOI

10.1016/j.jaapos.2019.03.006

Scopus ID

2-s2.0-85070210736   1 Citation

Abstract

PURPOSE: To evaluate the relationship between zone of retinal vascularization and refractive error in premature infants without retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) or with spontaneously regressed ROP.

METHODS: The medical records of neonates screened for ROP between 2009 and 2015 at a tertiary academic center were reviewed retrospectively. Cases included untreated eyes with spontaneously regressed ROP; premature eyes without a diagnosis of ROP were control subjects. Primary outcomes were zone of retinal vascularization and refractive error, determined by cycloplegic retinoscopy (CR).

RESULTS: Of 378 eyes evaluated, 184 had ROP, 24 of which underwent treatment and were excluded. Mean corrected age at first CR was 7.5 months. Seventeen eyes without ROP were myopic at first CR (8.8%), compared to 35 eyes with regressed ROP (21.9%). No untreated eyes had halted vasculature in zone I; notably, 44% of spontaneously regressed zone II eyes were myopic. Irrespective of ROP status, CR significantly differed by zone of vascularization (P < 0.001), with more myopia occurring with posterior halting of vascularization. For all eyes, CR significantly differed between complete vascularization versus zone II (P < 0.0001) and zone III versus zone II (P = 0.001); zone III versus complete vascularization did not statistically differ (P = 0.15). This relationship held true for untreated, spontaneously regressed ROP eyes (P < 0.01, P = 0.01, P = 0.8343).

CONCLUSIONS: More myopic refraction occurred in neonates screened for ROP with posterior halting of vascularization. Patients with halted vascular growth in zone II should be closely monitored for myopia and refractive amblyopia.

Author List

Dikopf MS, Machen LA, Hallak JA, Chau FY, Kassem IS

Author

Iris S. Kassem MD, PhD Associate Professor in the Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences department at Medical College of Wisconsin

MESH terms used to index this publication - Major topics in bold

Female
Follow-Up Studies
Gestational Age
Humans
Infant, Newborn
Infant, Premature
Laser Coagulation
Male
Refraction, Ocular
Retinal Neovascularization
Retinopathy of Prematurity
Retinoscopy
Retrospective Studies
Visual Acuity