title: Trends in the management of stage 3 retinopathy of prematurity.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The clinical outcome of 66 consecutive infants with stage 3 retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) is reported.
  
  
  METHODS
  Thirty four infants (64 eyes) were treated with cryotherapy and 32 infants (59 eyes) underwent laser photocoagulation.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Infants with anterior-mid zone II ROP had a high rate of disease regression whether treated by cryotherapy or laser photocoagulation. Infants with posterior zone II or zone I ROP had a 40% success rate with cryotherapy, and 87.5% when treated with laser photocoagulation.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Evolving experience and changing management policies in infants with posterior ROP has led to improved results.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, Aintree Hospitals, Liverpool.
authors.forename: C P
authors.initials: CP
authors.lastname: Noonan
authors.forename: D I
authors.initials: DI
authors.lastname: Clark
mesh_terms: D017679:Cryotherapy; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D017075:Laser Coagulation; D012178:Retinopathy of Prematurity / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy*; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D016896:Treatment Outcome