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Visual acuity and visual field development after cryocoagulation in infants with retinopathy of prematurity
Author(s) -
Fetter WPF,
Duin J,
Baerts W,
Heersema DJ,
BlécourtDevilée M Wildervanck
Publication year - 1992
Publication title -
acta pædiatrica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.772
H-Index - 115
eISSN - 1651-2227
pISSN - 0803-5253
DOI - 10.1111/j.1651-2227.1992.tb12073.x
Subject(s) - retinopathy of prematurity , medicine , visual acuity , cryotherapy , visual field , ophthalmology , gestational age , surgery , pregnancy , genetics , biology
Visual development was studied in 10 very‐low‐birth‐weight infants (less than 1500 g) with retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) stage 3 + who had been treated with cryocoagulation in both eyes. Binocular visual acuity (acuity cards method) and binocular visual fields (kinetic perimetry) were assessed repeatedly in the first year of life. At 12 months corrected age, visual acuity was normal in seven and impaired in three infants, who appeared to be severely myopic. Normal visual fields were found in eight infants at this age. The results indicate that cryotherapy in cases of ROP stage 3 + does not interfere with visual acuity development. The effect on visual field development needs further investigation.