A comparison of macular structure imaged by optical coherence tomography in preterm and full-term children.

Purpose: Macular anatomic abnormalities were examined by optical coherence tomography (OCT) imaging in premature children and compared with those of full-term children.

Methods: In a prospective case-control study, premature patients 7 to 14 years of age were divided into three groups (group I, laser-treated retinopathy of prematurity [ROP]; group II, spontaneously regressed ROP; group III, no ROP), and age-matched children (group IV). All the eligible 74 eyes had normal-appearing posterior pole, myopia < or =3 D, and best corrected visual acuity 1.

[Refraction and visual acuity after laser coagulation treatment for retinopathy of prematurity in stage 3+].

Purpose: Correlations between myopia < or =-4.0 D, birth weight, gestation age at birth, extension of laser photocoagulation and mild posterior pole changes were assessed in eyes of 1-year-old children who underwent laser treatment for stage 3+ retinopathy of prematurity (ROP). In addition the relationship between best-corrected visual acuity (VA) and mild posterior pole alterations was evaluated at 3 years of age.