PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - C P Noonan
AU  - D I Clark
TI  - Trends in the management of stage 3 retinopathy of prematurity.
AID  - 10.1136/bjo.80.4.278
DP  - 1996 Apr 01
TA  - British Journal of Ophthalmology
PG  - 278--281
VI  - 80
IP  - 4
4099  - http://bjo.bmj.com/content/80/4/278.short
4100  - http://bjo.bmj.com/content/80/4/278.full
SO  - Br J Ophthalmol1996 Apr 01; 80
AB  - AIMS/BACKGROUND: The clinical outcome of 66 consecutive infants with stage 3 retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) is reported. METHODS: Thirty four infants (64 eyes) were treated with cryotherapy and 32 infants (59 eyes) underwent laser photocoagulation. RESULTS: Infants with anterior-mid zone II ROP had a high rate of disease regression whether treated by cryotherapy or laser photocoagulation. Infants with posterior zone II or zone I ROP had a 40% success rate with cryotherapy, and 87.5% when treated with laser photocoagulation. CONCLUSION: Evolving experience and changing management policies in infants with posterior ROP has led to improved results.