Indian Journal of Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology
Official Publication of Innovative Education and Scientific Research Foundation
Official Publication of Innovative Education and Scientific Research Foundation
Print ISSN: 2395-1443
Online ISSN: 2395-1451
CODEN : IJCEKF
Indian Journal of Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology (IJCEO) is open access, a peer-reviewed medical journal, published quarterly, online, and in print, by the Innovative Education and Scientific Research Foundation (IESRF) since 2015. To fulfil our aim of rapid dissemination of knowledge, we publish articles ‘Ahead of Print’ on acceptance. In addition, the journal allows free access (Open Access) to its content, which is likely to attract more readers and citations of articles published in IJCEO. Manuscripts must be prepared in more...Original Article
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Volume : 1, Issue : 4, Year : 2015
Article Page : 252-259
Abstract
Introduction: Retinopathy of prematurity (ROP), is a vaso-proliferative disorder of premature infants, especially in those exposed to high concentration of oxygen.
Aim: To analyse the outcomes of laser photocoagulation in ROP.
Materials and Methods: This is a Prospective interventional study of infants admitted in neonatal intensive care unit (NICU), who were less than 1.5 kilograms weight, less than 32 weeks of gestation, and high risk preterm infants outside this criteria were also included. The infants examined were grouped according to whether they required follow up observation or 532 nm Nd:YAG laser therapy using indirect ophthalmoscopy.
Results: 73(36.14%) babies had ROP. 17 (23.28%) required laser treatment. 14 (82.35%) babies treated with laser recovered whereas 3(17.64%) progressed.
Conclusion: Pre threshold and threshold ROP, have responded very well to laser treatment, reinforcing the need for timely screening and intervention. The use of 532nm laser with good outcome in our study shows its efficacy which is comparable to diode laser.
Key words: Cryotherapy, Laser, Prematurity, ROP
How to cite : V.k M, Chelliah R, Kr.sowmiya, A study on clinical outcomes of laser photocoagulation for retinopathy of prematurity. Indian J Clin Exp Ophthalmol 2015;1(4):252-259
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