Abstract:Purpose: To investigate the effects of intravitreal anti-vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) for treatment of type-1 or aggressive posterior retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) on photoreceptor maturation in preterm infants using spectral domain optical coherence tomography (SD-OCT). Methods: A study group of 36 patients with ROP treated with anti-VEGF therapy was compared to a control group of 80 patients with ROP. All patients had undergone SD-OCT imaging at least once between 40 and 44 weeks post-menstru… Show more
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