The results of panphotocoagulation 
laser treatment in retinopathy 
of prematurity in the West 
Pomeranian Region 
in 2003-2005 
years

Monika Modrzejewska; Ewa Tomala; Danuta Karczewicz; Jacek Rudnicki; Beata Czeszyńska; Jacek Patalan

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Klinika Oczna / Acta Ophthalmologica Polonica

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Original paper

The results of panphotocoagulation laser treatment in retinopathy of prematurity in the West Pomeranian Region in 2003-2005 years

Monika Modrzejewska

¹

,

Ewa Tomala

¹

,

Danuta Karczewicz

¹

,

Jacek Rudnicki

²

,

Beata Czeszyńska

³

,

Jacek Patalan

⁴

Z Katedry i Kliniki Okulistyki Pomorskiej Akademii Medycznej w Szczecinie
Z Kliniki Neonatologii Pomorskiej Akademii Medycznej w Szczecinie
Z Oddziału Intensywnej Terapii Noworodka SPSK 2 w Szczecinie Z Katedry i Kliniki Położnictwa i Perinatologii Pomorskiej Akademii Medycznej w Szczecinie
Z Oddziału Noworodka, Patologii i Intensywnej Terapii SPS ZOZ Szpital Zdroje

Online publish date: 2006/12/21

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Purpose
ROP – retinopathy of prematurity is a disease of the retina and the vitreous body of premature infants, especially born before 28 weeks of intrauterine life (71%), rare till 33 weeks of pregnancy (7.6%) (1, 2). The pathogenesis is involved with damage of immature vessels of the retina. The disease seems to self-regress in 80%. According to stage of changes of the retina there could be some complications of the organ of vision like: refractive errors, disturbances of eyeball movement, poor vision or even blindness (19.01%). ROP is now second (after atrophy of the optic nerve) cause of blindness in children (3). Aim of our study was the analysis of the results of laser-treatment in ROP in West Pomeranian region in years 2003-2005 and estimation of the risk factors of advanced stages of ROP.

Material and methods
Since January 2003 to June 2005 in Outpatients Clinic for Premature Infants of the Ophthalmology Department of The West Pomeranian Medical University in Szczecin we have examined 708 children. 40 premature infants (78 eyes) were treated with panphotocoagulation of the retina because of advanced ROP. We have used the Ocu-Lights SL laser, manufactured by Iris Medical.

Results
Laser treatment caused regression of ROP in 88.5% of children. In 11.5% the progression of ROP caused secondary retina detachment.

Conclusions
Respiratory failure, anemia, infections and multi-organ inflammations increase the risk of ROP. Good results of laser treatment depend of beginning of the therapy in the right stage of ROP. On the final results of treatment could have got the influence both: immaturity of the child and the showed risk of factors.

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The results of panphotocoagulation laser treatment in retinopathy of prematurity in the West Pomeranian Region in 2003-2005 years

Monika Modrzejewska 1 , Ewa Tomala 1 , Danuta Karczewicz 1 , Jacek Rudnicki 2 , Beata Czeszyńska 3 , Jacek Patalan 4

retinopathy of prematurity, the main causes of ROP, diode laser treatment

Monika Modrzejewska

¹

,

Ewa Tomala

¹

,

Danuta Karczewicz

¹

,

Jacek Rudnicki

²

,

Beata Czeszyńska

³

,

Jacek Patalan

⁴