Long-term visual outcomes following lens-sparing vitrectomy for retinopathy of prematurity.

Aim: To describe the long-term outcomes of lens-sparing vitrectomy (LSV) for retinopathy of prematurity (ROP).

Methods: Single-centre retrospective case series of eyes that underwent LSV for ROP between 1998 and 2005 and had a follow-up of at least 5 years. The primary outcome was the mean visual acuity, and secondary outcomes were the proportion of eyes without functional vision, proportion of eyes with anatomic success, proportion of Stage 4A eyes with vision better than 20/400, proportion of Stage 4B eyes with vision better than 20/800.