Long-term follow-up after lens-sparing vitrectomy for complications of retinopathy of prematurity

Purpose: To report the long-term anatomical and functional results of lens-sparing vitrectomy (LSV) for stage 4 retinopathy of prematurity (ROP). Design: Retrospective study. Methods: This is a study of 23 eyes of 16 patients with stage 4 ROP who underwent lens-sparing vitrectomy at a tertiary care...

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Main Authors: Lingam Gopal, Pramod Bhende, Chetan Rao, Parveen Sen, Tarun Sharma, Debarati Dasgupta
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Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2025-01-01
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author Lingam Gopal
Pramod Bhende
Chetan Rao
Parveen Sen
Tarun Sharma
Debarati Dasgupta
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Pramod Bhende
Chetan Rao
Parveen Sen
Tarun Sharma
Debarati Dasgupta
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description Purpose: To report the long-term anatomical and functional results of lens-sparing vitrectomy (LSV) for stage 4 retinopathy of prematurity (ROP). Design: Retrospective study. Methods: This is a study of 23 eyes of 16 patients with stage 4 ROP who underwent lens-sparing vitrectomy at a tertiary care center and had a minimum of 2 years of follow-up. The main outcome measures are the retinal status and visual outcome at the final follow-up. Results: After a mean follow-up of 7.36 years, the lenses remained clear in 69.57%; anatomical success in terms of the attached retina was achieved in 19/23 eyes (82.61%) and vision of ≥6/24 was achieved in 8/23 eyes (34.78%), whereas navigational vision (≥1/60) was achieved in 16/23 (69.56%). The mean spherical equivalent was −8.50 + 6.39 diopters. High myopia (≥7 dsph) was noted in 43.47% of patients. The severity of myopia was not related to previous lasers and was less severe in eyes with posterior pole residual folds compared to normalized fundus or eyes with macular drag but no fold. At the final follow-up, 3/16 (18.75%) patients had bilateral blindness due to total retinal detachments and 11/16 (68.75%) had recorded functional vision in one or both eyes, whereas two others could potentially be having vision but could not be evaluated. Conclusions: The long-term results of lens-sparing vitrectomy for stage 4 ROP are favorable with a majority retaining clear lenses and attached retina and two-thirds having functional vision.
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spelling doaj-art-4d6698df7eca4a89b3628e7667b0e26d2025-01-07T06:28:38ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsIndian Journal of Ophthalmology0301-47381998-36892025-01-0173Suppl 1S132S13810.4103/IJO.IJO_179_24Long-term follow-up after lens-sparing vitrectomy for complications of retinopathy of prematurityLingam GopalPramod BhendeChetan RaoParveen SenTarun SharmaDebarati DasguptaPurpose: To report the long-term anatomical and functional results of lens-sparing vitrectomy (LSV) for stage 4 retinopathy of prematurity (ROP). Design: Retrospective study. Methods: This is a study of 23 eyes of 16 patients with stage 4 ROP who underwent lens-sparing vitrectomy at a tertiary care center and had a minimum of 2 years of follow-up. The main outcome measures are the retinal status and visual outcome at the final follow-up. Results: After a mean follow-up of 7.36 years, the lenses remained clear in 69.57%; anatomical success in terms of the attached retina was achieved in 19/23 eyes (82.61%) and vision of ≥6/24 was achieved in 8/23 eyes (34.78%), whereas navigational vision (≥1/60) was achieved in 16/23 (69.56%). The mean spherical equivalent was −8.50 + 6.39 diopters. High myopia (≥7 dsph) was noted in 43.47% of patients. The severity of myopia was not related to previous lasers and was less severe in eyes with posterior pole residual folds compared to normalized fundus or eyes with macular drag but no fold. At the final follow-up, 3/16 (18.75%) patients had bilateral blindness due to total retinal detachments and 11/16 (68.75%) had recorded functional vision in one or both eyes, whereas two others could potentially be having vision but could not be evaluated. Conclusions: The long-term results of lens-sparing vitrectomy for stage 4 ROP are favorable with a majority retaining clear lenses and attached retina and two-thirds having functional vision.https://journals.lww.com/10.4103/IJO.IJO_179_24lens-sparing vitrectomyretinal detachmentretinopathy of prematurity
spellingShingle Lingam Gopal
Pramod Bhende
Chetan Rao
Parveen Sen
Tarun Sharma
Debarati Dasgupta
Long-term follow-up after lens-sparing vitrectomy for complications of retinopathy of prematurity
Indian Journal of Ophthalmology
lens-sparing vitrectomy
retinal detachment
retinopathy of prematurity
title Long-term follow-up after lens-sparing vitrectomy for complications of retinopathy of prematurity
title_full Long-term follow-up after lens-sparing vitrectomy for complications of retinopathy of prematurity
title_fullStr Long-term follow-up after lens-sparing vitrectomy for complications of retinopathy of prematurity
title_full_unstemmed Long-term follow-up after lens-sparing vitrectomy for complications of retinopathy of prematurity
title_short Long-term follow-up after lens-sparing vitrectomy for complications of retinopathy of prematurity
title_sort long term follow up after lens sparing vitrectomy for complications of retinopathy of prematurity
topic lens-sparing vitrectomy
retinal detachment
retinopathy of prematurity
url https://journals.lww.com/10.4103/IJO.IJO_179_24
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