Outcome of retinopathy of prematurity patients following adoption of revised indications for treatment

BMC Ophthalmology

Table 2 Outcomes of Pre-ETROP and Post-ETROP Groups following treatment with laser photocoagulation

	Pre-ETROP	Post-ETROP
	N = 29, eyes = 58	N = 53, eyes = 106
Outcome	Frequency of RD (%)	Frequency of RD (%)	p-value
Patients with any RD (retinal detachment)	5 (17.2)	8 (15.1)	0.99
Right eye	4 (13.8)	7 (13.2)	0.99
Left eye	4 (13.8)	6 (11.3)	0.74
Patients with Stage 5 RD	3 (10.3)	2 (3.8)	0.34
Eyes with Stage 5 RD	6 (10.3)	2 (1.9)	0.02
Cataracts	2 (6.9)	2 (3.8)	0.61
Amblyopia	2 (6.9)	0 (0)	0.12
Plus disease before surgery	10 (34.5)	46 (86.8)	< 0.0001

Evaluation of outcomes of Pre-ETROP and Post-ETROP patients treated with laser photocoagulation. Pre-ETROP and Post-ETROP Groups had 29 and 53 patients and 58 and 106 eyes treated with laser, respectively. A significant decrease was found when analyzing Post-ETROP eyes that developed Stage 5 RD (P = 0.02). This trend was true for the percentage of Post-ETROP patients as well, though it did not reach statistical significance. The amount of plus disease in the Post-ETROP group was found to be significantly higher. No difference was found between Pre- and Post-ETROP Groups with respect to cataracts, amblyopia, multiparity, or when comparing outcomes of right eye versus left eye.

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