title: Ultrasonographic findings in eyes with retinal detachments secondary to retinopathy of prematurity.
abstract: To describe ultrasonographic findings of stages 4 and 5 retinopathy of prematurity.
  
  
  
  Ocular ultrasonography was performed using a 10-MHz transducer. Forty-four patients (88 eyes) with stages 4 and 5 retinopathy of prematurity were evaluated. Twenty-five patients were female. The mean age was 8.4 months (standard deviation, +/- 4.9).
  
  
  
  Retinal detachment configurations were as follows: 31% closed posterior and open anterior, 19% closed posterior and anterior, 14% open posterior and anterior, and 14% open posterior and closed anterior. Additional findings included vitreous opacities (14%), proliferative vitreoretinopathy (22%), subretinal opacities (24%), choroidal thickening (18%), and reduced axial diameter (75%).
  
  
  
  Ultrasonographic evaluation in eyes with advanced retinopathy of prematurity guides surgical indication, management, and visual prognosis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, Federal University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.
authors.forename: Eduardo J
authors.initials: EJ
authors.lastname: Maidana
authors.forename: Licia C V
authors.initials: LC
authors.lastname: Matieli
authors.forename: Norma
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Allemann
authors.forename: Luiz Alberto S
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Melo
authors.forename: Maira
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Morales
authors.forename: Nilva S B
authors.initials: NS
authors.lastname: Moraes
mesh_terms: D002675:Child, Preschool; D002829:Choroid / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D011379:Prognosis; D012160:Retina / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D012163:Retinal Detachment / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology; D012178:Retinopathy of Prematurity / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D014463:Ultrasonography; D018630:Vitreoretinopathy, Proliferative / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology