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- The study aimed to evaluate the foveal microvascular structure in children who had retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) and were treated with diode laser photocoagulation, utilizing optical coherence tomography angiography (OCTA).
- The research involved 17 children with a history of ROP and compared their OCTA results to those of 12 healthy controls, finding significant differences in several parameters.
- Key findings included a smaller foveal avascular zone and lower vascular density in the ROP group, indicating that OCTA can reveal important long-term changes in macular structures for these patients.
Article Abstract
Background And Objective: To assess the foveal microvascular structure of children with retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) treated with diode laser photocoagulation using optical coherence tomography angiography (OCTA).
Patients And Methods: OCTA was performed at a tertiary medical center in 17 children (27 eyes) aged 4 to 16 years with a history of diode laser photocoagulation treated ROP. OCTA parameters were compared with those of 12 healthy age-matched controls (23 eyes) attending the orthoptics clinic and correlated with clinical factors.
Results: Compared with controls, the ROP group had a smaller foveal avascular zone area ( < .001), lower deep vascular plexus density ( < .001), lower flow density ( = .025), and greater central macular thickness ( < .001). High intraventricular hemorrhage grade correlated with smaller foveal avascular zone area ( = .008) and greater inner macular thickness ( = .047). There was no impact of gestational age, birth weight, or refractive status.
Conclusion: OCTA can identify significant quantifiable long-term macular microvascular and structural changes in this patient population. .
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