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Am J Perinatol 2020; 37(02): 196-203
DOI: 10.1055/s-0039-1694983
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Thieme Medical Publishers 333 Seventh Avenue, New York, NY 10001, USA.

Two-Year Outcomes of Infants with Stage 2 or Higher Retinopathy of Prematurity: Results from a Large Multicenter Registry

Veeral N. Tolia
1   Division of Neonatology, Department of Pediatrics, Baylor University Medical Center, Dallas, Texas
2   Pediatrix Medical Group, Dallas, Texas
3   The MEDNAX Center for Research, Education, Quality and Safety, Sunrise, Florida
,
Kaashif A. Ahmad
2   Pediatrix Medical Group, Dallas, Texas
3   The MEDNAX Center for Research, Education, Quality and Safety, Sunrise, Florida
4   Department of Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine, San Antonio, Texas
,
Jack Jacob
5   Providence Alaska Medical Center, Anchorage, Alaska
,
Amy S. Kelleher
3   The MEDNAX Center for Research, Education, Quality and Safety, Sunrise, Florida
,
Nick McLane
6   Greenville Health System, Greenville, South Carolina
,
Robert W. Arnold
5   Providence Alaska Medical Center, Anchorage, Alaska
,
Reese H. Clark
3   The MEDNAX Center for Research, Education, Quality and Safety, Sunrise, Florida
6   Greenville Health System, Greenville, South Carolina
,
for the MEDNAX ROP Registry Investigators› Author Affiliations
Funding This study was funded by the Center for Research, Education, Quality, and Safety at MEDNAX, Inc.
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Abstract

Objective To define the incidence of ophthalmologic morbidities in the first 2 years of life among infants diagnosed with stage 2 or higher retinopathy of prematurity (ROP).

Study Design We prospectively enrolled premature infants with stage 2 or higher ROP. The infants were followed up for 2 years, and we report on data collected from outpatient ophthalmology and primary care visits.

Results We enrolled 323 infants who met inclusion criteria, of which 112 (35%) received treatment with laser surgery (90) or bevacizumab (22). Two-year follow-up was available for 292 (90%) of the cohort. The most common ophthalmologic conditions at follow-up were hyperopia (35%), astigmatism (30%), strabismus (21.9%), myopia (19.2%), anisometropia (12%), and amblyopia (12%). Severe ophthalmologic morbidities such as retinal detachment and cataracts were rare, but occurred in both treated and untreated infants. Overall, 22.6% of the infants were wearing glasses at 2 years, including 8.5% of the untreated infants.

Conclusion Patients with stage 2 or higher ROP remain at significant risk for ophthalmological morbidity through 2 years of age. Infants with regression of subthreshold ROP who do not require treatment represent an underrecognized population at long-term ophthalmological risk.

ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier NCT01559571.

Keywords

retinopathy of prematurity - outcomes - premature infants - preterm infants

MEDNAX ROP Registry Investigators

William Archer, MD, Texas Health Resources–Presbyterian Hospital Dallas (Dallas, TX); Barbara Carr, MD, St. Luke's Hospital of Kansas City (Kansas City, MO); Bradlee Drabant, MD, Spring Valley Hospital; Summerlin Hospital Medical Center; Valley Hospital Medical Center (Las Vegas, NV); Jay Kothadia, MD, Novant Health Presbyterian Medical Center (Charlotte, NC); Martha Manar, MD, Northside Hospital (Atlanta, GA); Joe Mendiola Jr., MD, McAllen Medical Center (McAllen, TX); Renuka K. Reddy, MD, Texas Health Resources–Presbyterian Hospital Plano (Plano, TX); David Riley, MD, MBA, Cook Children's Medical Center (Fort Worth, TX); Jayesh Shah, MD, Charleston Area Medical Center (Charleston, WV); Mustafa Suterwala, MD, Baylor University Medical Center (Dallas, TX); Vivek Vijayamadhavan, MD, Methodist Children's Hospital (San Antonio, TX); Kelly Von Herbulis, NNP, Memorial Health University Medical Center (Savannah, GA); David Wells, MD, Greenville Memorial Hospital (Greenville, SC); Robert D. White, MD, Memorial Hospital South Bend (South Bend, IN).


Contributors

Janna Benston, RN, MSN, Northside Hospital (Atlanta, GA); Katrina Grier, RNC-NIC, Northside Hospital (Atlanta, GA); Sheryl Hollander, RN, BSN, Novant Health Presbyterian Medical Center (Charlotte, NC); Mashelle Monhaut, MSN, NNP-BC, Memorial Hospital South Bend (South Bend, IN); Denise P. Smith, BSN, RNC-LRN, RRT-NPS, Winnie Palmer Hospital for Women & Babies (Orlando, FL); Vivian Vargas-Brown, Pediatrix Medical Group of Nevada (Las Vegas, NV). Administrative support was provided by: Carole Benson, Jaclyn Cohen, Nalina Fisher, Theresa Katich, Kathy McCarty, Octavia Reed, Vernice Vixamar, and Shannon Weeks.