Effect of Cryotherapy for Retinopathy of Prematurity.

Lee, Jae Ho; Park, Song Hee; Shin, Hanho

Original Article

Journal of the Korean Ophthalmological Society 1993;34(1):35-40.
Published online January 1, 1993.

Effect of Cryotherapy for Retinopathy of Prematurity.

Jae Ho Lee, Song Hee Park, Hanho Shin

Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, Soonchunhyang University, Seoul, Korea.

미숙아 망막증에서의 냉동응고술

이재호(Jae Ho Lee),박성희(Song Hee Park),신환호(Han Ho Shin)

Abstract

Cryotherapy or photocoagulation is indicated for threshcld stage 3+ retinopathy of prematurity. Twenty-three infants with threshold stage 3+ retinopathy of prematurity were treated with cryotherapy and were analyzed from June 1988 10 December 1991. In patient with cryotherapy, mean gestational age was 30.0 weeks, mean birth weight was 1281gm, and mean number of cryoapplications was 45.4. 32 of 44 eyes (72.7%) had favorable outcomes, and 12 of 44 eyes (27.3%) had unfavorable outcomes.

Key Words: Cryotherapy;Favorable outcome;Retinopathy of prematurity;Unfavorable outcome