In the article by Palmer et al1 entitled “15-Year Outcomes Following Threshold Retinopathy of Prematurity: Final Results From the Multicenter Trial of Cryotherapy for Retinopathy of Prematurity” and the accompanying editorial by Fielder2 in the March 2005 issue of the ARCHIVES, the 15-year follow-up results suggest that outcomes were considered favorable if visual acuity was 20/60 to 20/200.1,3 However, these children would have low vision, and many would not be able to read the blackboard or get a driver's license. Squint, which causes a permanent cosmetic blemish, was not considered an adverse outcome,1,3 even though this occurs many weeks postnatally owing to macular dragging.
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Immature retina within 2 weeks of birth at a postconceptional age of 31 weeks. Note the macular status and absence of any retinopathy.
Progression of retinopathy of prematurity from an early retinopathy (A) to a progressive retinopathy with plus disease (B), subsequent progression to a stage of vitreoretinopathy (C), and, finally, regression with vitreoretinal sequelae (D). Outcomes like that of regression with vitreoretinal sequelae (D) having visual acuity of 20/100 with or without squint would be considered favorable outcomes in the Multicenter Trial of Cryotherapy for Retinopathy of Prematurity.
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