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Case Reports
. 2006 Mar;141(3):582-4.
doi: 10.1016/j.ajo.2005.10.002.

Optical coherence tomography in the management of acute retinopathy of prematurity

Chetan Kantibhai Patel  1
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Optical coherence tomography in the management of acute retinopathy of prematurity

Chetan Kantibhai Patel. Am J Ophthalmol. 2006 Mar.

Abstract

Purpose: To demonstrate the microscopic changes, in vivo, accompanying stage 4 retinopathy of prematurity.

Design: Interventional case study.

Methods: Optical coherence tomography (OCT) of the macula was performed in a baby with presumed stage 4a retinopathy of prematurity (retinopathy of prematurity). The findings were correlated with clinical staging and video indirect ophthalmoscopy.

Results: OCT changed the staging of retinopathy of prematurity from 4a to 4b, demonstrated intraretinal edema, and objectively confirmed the clinical impression of disease progression.

Conclusions: OCT could be valuable as a new strategy in the staging and surgical management of retinopathy of prematurity.

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