title: Laser photocoagulation for stage 3+ retinopathy of prematurity.
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).
authors.affiliation: Retina Service, Wills Eye Hospital, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA.
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: McNamara
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Tasman
authors.forename: G C
authors.initials: GC
authors.lastname: Brown
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Federman
mesh_terms: D003452:Cryosurgery; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005654:Fundus Oculi; D005865:Gestational Age; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D053685:Laser Therapy; D008028:Light Coagulation; D008297:Male; D011379:Prognosis; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012178:Retinopathy of Prematurity / Q000601:surgery*