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Laser photocoagulation for stage 3+ retinopathy of prematurity
J A McNamara1, W Tasman, G C Brown
1Retina Service, Wills Eye Hospital, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA.
Ophthalmology
|May 1, 1991
Abstract:
Twenty-two infants with "threshold" stage 3+ retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) were entered into a prospective, randomized clinical trial to compare the efficacy of transscleral cryotherapy versus laser photocoagulation delivered by the indirect ophthalmoscope. Eighteen infants have been followed for at least 3 months. Fifteen of 16 eyes randomized to laser and 9 of 12 eyes randomized to cryotherapy showed regression. The results suggest that laser therapy is as effective as cryotherapy in the treatment of ROP (P = 0.285).