TRENDS IN THE MANAGEMENT OF STAGE-3 RETINOPATHY OF PREMATURITY

Aims/Background-The clinical outcome of 66 consecutive infants with st age 3 retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) is reported. Methods-Thirty fou r infants (64 eyes) were treated with cryotherapy and 32 infants (59 e yes) underwent laser photo-coagulation. 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 LI or zone I ROP had a 40% success rate with cryotherapy, and 87 . 5% when treated with laser photocoagulation. Conclusion-Evolving experien ce and changing management policies in infants with posterior ROP has led to improved results.