Treatment of Retinopathy of Prematurity With Argon Laser Photocoagulation

Binasal Prong versus Nasal Mask for Applying CPAP to Preterm Infants: A Randomized Controlled Trial

“…Room air challenge test was not performed to define physiological BPD [19]. We recorded the complications of prematurity as secondary outcomes including death, patent ductus arteriosus requiring medical or surgical treatment, necrotizing enterocolitis with a Bell's stage ≥2 [20], intraventricular hemorrhage of greater than grade 2 according to the Papille classification [21], retinopathy of prematurity that required laser photocoagulation as defined by international classification [22,23] and duration of hospitalization. All secondary outcomes were determined before discharge home from hospital unless stated otherwise.…”

Binasal Prong versus Nasal Mask for Applying CPAP to Preterm Infants: A Randomized Controlled Trial

“…Room air challenge test was not performed to define physiological BPD [19]. We recorded the complications of prematurity as secondary outcomes including death, patent ductus arteriosus requiring medical or surgical treatment, necrotizing enterocolitis with a Bell's stage ≥2 [20], intraventricular hemorrhage of greater than grade 2 according to the Papille classification [21], retinopathy of prematurity that required laser photocoagulation as defined by international classification [22,23] and duration of hospitalization. All secondary outcomes were determined before discharge home from hospital unless stated otherwise.…”

Retinal Blood Flow Decreases After Treatment with Laser Photocoagulation for Retinopathy of Prematurity

“…Laser photocoagulation has been a mainstay of ROP treatment for more than 5 decades. 10 , 11 , 12 , 13 , 14 , 15 However, its effects on retinal blood flow remain poorly characterized. One prior study with a relatively small sample size reported decreased retinal blood flow after laser treatment for ROP.…”

Translational Research in Retinopathy of Prematurity: From Bedside to Bench and Back Again

“…Cryotherapy has limited efficacy because it was difficult to coagulate the large avascular area extending to the posterior retina (i.e., zone I ROP) [115]. Laser photocoagulation by an indirect ophthalmoscope was expected to overcome this limitation of cryotherapy; therefore, in the 1990s, a number of trials compared the therapeutic effects of laser photocoagulation and cryotherapy [116][117][118][119]. After confirmation that laser photocoagulation was as effective as cryotherapy and offered a better visual prognosis than cryotherapy, laser photocoagulation gradually supplanted cryotherapy [120][121][122].…”

Binasal Prong versus Nasal Mask for Applying CPAP to Preterm Infants: A Randomized Controlled Trial

“…Room air challenge test was not performed to define physiological BPD [19]. We recorded the complications of prematurity as secondary outcomes including death, patent ductus arteriosus requiring medical or surgical treatment, necrotizing enterocolitis with a Bell's stage ≥2 [20], intraventricular hemorrhage of greater than grade 2 according to the Papille classification [21], retinopathy of prematurity that required laser photocoagulation as defined by international classification [22,23] and duration of hospitalization. All secondary outcomes were determined before discharge home from hospital unless stated otherwise.…”

Retinal Blood Flow Decreases After Treatment with Laser Photocoagulation for Retinopathy of Prematurity

“…Laser photocoagulation has been a mainstay of ROP treatment for more than 5 decades. 10 , 11 , 12 , 13 , 14 , 15 However, its effects on retinal blood flow remain poorly characterized. One prior study with a relatively small sample size reported decreased retinal blood flow after laser treatment for ROP.…”

Translational Research in Retinopathy of Prematurity: From Bedside to Bench and Back Again

“…Cryotherapy has limited efficacy because it was difficult to coagulate the large avascular area extending to the posterior retina (i.e., zone I ROP) [115]. Laser photocoagulation by an indirect ophthalmoscope was expected to overcome this limitation of cryotherapy; therefore, in the 1990s, a number of trials compared the therapeutic effects of laser photocoagulation and cryotherapy [116][117][118][119]. After confirmation that laser photocoagulation was as effective as cryotherapy and offered a better visual prognosis than cryotherapy, laser photocoagulation gradually supplanted cryotherapy [120][121][122].…”

Binasal Prong versus Nasal Mask for Applying CPAP to Preterm Infants: A Randomized Controlled Trial

“…Room air challenge test was not performed to define physiological BPD [19]. We recorded the complications of prematurity as secondary outcomes including death, patent ductus arteriosus requiring medical or surgical treatment, necrotizing enterocolitis with a Bell's stage ≥2 [20], intraventricular hemorrhage of greater than grade 2 according to the Papille classification [21], retinopathy of prematurity that required laser photocoagulation as defined by international classification [22,23] and duration of hospitalization. All secondary outcomes were determined before discharge home from hospital unless stated otherwise.…”

Retinal Blood Flow Decreases After Treatment with Laser Photocoagulation for Retinopathy of Prematurity

“…Laser photocoagulation has been a mainstay of ROP treatment for more than 5 decades. 10 , 11 , 12 , 13 , 14 , 15 However, its effects on retinal blood flow remain poorly characterized. One prior study with a relatively small sample size reported decreased retinal blood flow after laser treatment for ROP.…”

Translational Research in Retinopathy of Prematurity: From Bedside to Bench and Back Again

“…Cryotherapy has limited efficacy because it was difficult to coagulate the large avascular area extending to the posterior retina (i.e., zone I ROP) [115]. Laser photocoagulation by an indirect ophthalmoscope was expected to overcome this limitation of cryotherapy; therefore, in the 1990s, a number of trials compared the therapeutic effects of laser photocoagulation and cryotherapy [116][117][118][119]. After confirmation that laser photocoagulation was as effective as cryotherapy and offered a better visual prognosis than cryotherapy, laser photocoagulation gradually supplanted cryotherapy [120][121][122].…”