title: Stratus optical coherence tomography findings in patients with retinopathy of prematurity.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To describe morphological features of the macula in patients with retinopathy of prematurity.
  
  
  METHODS
  Twelve premature babies with retinopathy of prematurity grades I, II and III underwent dilated fundus examination and optical coherence tomography evaluation.
  
  
  RESULTS
  In all thirteen eyes of the twelve premature patients optical coherence tomography revealed a condensed retinal pigmented epithelial layer in the macular-foveal area shown by increased reflectivity. In these eyes the retinal layers were not well differentiated. Foveal depression was clearly evident in 23%.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  In premature patients with retinopathy of prematurity, optical coherence tomography revealed poorly differentiated layers in the macular region with increased reflectivity in retinal pigmented epithelial-choriocapillaris zone.
authors.affiliation: Setor de Retina e Vítreo, Departamento de Oftalmologia, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil. alinelago@oftalmo.epm.br
authors.forename: Aline do
authors.initials: Ad
authors.lastname: Lago
authors.forename: Lícia
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Matieli
authors.forename: Michele
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Gomes
authors.forename: Natalia Tamie
authors.initials: NT
authors.lastname: Baba
authors.forename: Michel Eid
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Farah
authors.forename: Rubens
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Belfort Junior
authors.forename: Nilva Simeren Bueno de
authors.initials: NS
authors.lastname: Moraes
mesh_terms: D005865:Gestational Age; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D019102:Infant, Very Low Birth Weight; D008266:Macula Lutea / Q000473:pathology*; D012178:Retinopathy of Prematurity / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D041623:Tomography, Optical Coherence