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Klinika Oczna / Acta Ophthalmologica Polonica
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2/2017
vol. 119
 
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Original paper

Ocular assessment in premature infants treated for retinopathy of prematurity with intravitreal anti-VEGF injection

Monika Oziębło-Kupczyk
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,
Alina Bakunowicz-Łazarczyk
1
,
Danuta Sielicka
1

1.
Klinika Okulistyki Dziecięcej Uniwersyteckiego Dziecięcego Szpitala Klinicznego w Białymstoku
Online publish date: 2017/11/29
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Purpose
To perform ocular assessment in premature infants treated for retinopathy of prematurity with intravitreal anti-VEGF injections.

Material and methods
15 premature infants were treated for severe retinopathy of prematurity with intravitreal anti-VEGF injections in 2011–2016. A comprehensive ocular assessment including anterior segment, fundus, visual acuity and refraction, as well as ocular ultrasound and optical coherence tomography was performed in all children.

Results
A complete remission was obtained in all patients. In 4 patients, refractive errors were observed (1 – myopia, 3 – astigmatism). 3 patients had nystagmus and 6 had strabismus. In 4 children, we suspected optic nerve atrophy.

Conclusions
Retinopathy of prematurity can be effectively treated with intravitreal anti-VEGF injections. Good functional and structural outcomes were achieved in all examined eyes. No ocular or systemic complications of the discussed treatment have been observed.

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retinopathy of prematurity, refraction errors, strabismus

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