title: Diode laser photocoagulation for retinopathy of prematurity: outcomes after 7 years of treatment.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  This study aimed to evaluate the outcome of transpupillary diode laser photocoagulation for retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) at one institution in Romania.
  
  
  METHODS
  This retrospective case series included all infants who received indirect diode laser photocoagulation for ROP between January 1, 2006, and December 31, 2012.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The 160 eyes of 83 infants were classified into two categories: 136 eyes (85%) with classic disease (stage III ROP in zones 1 or 2) and 24 eyes (15%) with aggressive posterior ROP (AP-ROP). ROP regressed in 141 eyes (88.12%). The success rate was significantly better in the classic ROP group (94.11%) compared to the AP-ROP group (54.16%) (P < .001).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The ROP regression rate after the laser treatment was 88% in this series.
authors.forename: Simona-Delia
authors.initials: SD
authors.lastname: Nicoara
authors.forename: Cristina
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Cristian
authors.forename: Iulian
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Irimescu
authors.forename: Anne-Claudia
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Stefanut
authors.forename: Gabriela
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Zaharie
mesh_terms: D001724:Birth Weight; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005865:Gestational Age; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007234:Infant, Premature; D019102:Infant, Very Low Birth Weight; D017075:Laser Coagulation; D054023:Lasers, Semiconductor / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D008297:Male; D012178:Retinopathy of Prematurity / Q000601:surgery*; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D016896:Treatment Outcome