
Change of Refraction in Premature Infants After Cryotherapy for Retinopathy of Prematurity Between the Age of Six Months and Three Years
- Sang In Khwarg Hyeong Goo Yu Young Suk Yu
- 대한안과학회
- The Korean Journal of Ophthalmology
- Vol.9 No.2
- 등재여부 : KCI등재
- 1995.12
- 111 - 116 (6 pages)
To investigate the chronological change of refraction in premature infants after cryotherapy for retinopathy of prematurity (ROP), cycloplegic refractions had been performed at 6 months and 3 years after term in premature infants who underwent cryotherapy for ROP. The changes of refractions between the two study ages were evaluated not only in the total cryo-treated eyes, but also in the subdivided groups according to the posterior pole appearances. In the total 61 eyes of 32 premature infants, mean spherical equivalents were -4.05D vs. -5.94D (6 months vs. 3 years) (p = 0.0001). In the normal posterior pole group (48 eyes), mean spherical equivalents were -3.45D vs. -5.68D (6 months vs. 3 years) (p = 0.0000), and in the abnormal posterior pole group (13 eyes), -6.28D vs. -6.86D (6 months vs. 3 years) (p = 0.6496).
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