Retinopathy of Prematurity

Posted On 2018-03-20 03:56:10

Focused topic: Retinopathy of Prematurity
Guest Editors:
Rajvardhan Azad, MBBS, MD (Ophth.), FRCSed, FICS, FAMS, FAAPPO
Department of Vitreo-Retina and ROP, Bharti Eye Hospital, New Delhi, India

Peiquan Zhao, MD
Department of Ophthalmology, Xin Hua Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong
University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China

Helen Mintz-Hittner, MD, FACS
Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Science, Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Science, McGovern Medical School at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, USA

Original Article
Outcomes of additional posterior to ridge diode laser versus conventional laser anterior to ridge in severe stage 3 retinopathy of prematurity—a randomized control trial
Amrutha Sindhu, Narendran Siddharth, Parag K. Shah, Venkatapathy Narendran, Narendran Kalpana
Regaining birth weight and predicting ROP—a prospective, pilot study
Anand Vinekar, Shwetha Mangalesh, Madhurya Mallavarapu, Chaitra Jayadev, Praveen Sharma, Bhujang Shetty

Review Article
Anti-vascular endothelial growth factor treatment for retinopathy of prematurity
Qiujing Huang, Peiquan Zhao
Fibrovascular proliferation of retinopathy of prematurity in zone II after initial ranibizumab treatment
Qinrui Hu, Yujing Bai, Xiaoli Chen, Huika Xia, Lvzhen Huang, Yi Chen, Xiaoxin Li
Clinical features and characteristics of retinopathy of prematurity in developing countries
Mangat R. Dogra, Deeksha Katoch

Case Report
Rescue with intravitreal bevacizumab in aggressive posterior retinopathy of prematurity poorly responsive to laser treatment
Vivek Kumar, Ravish Kinkhabwala, Parijat Chandra, Brijesh Takkar, Shorya Vardhan Azad, Rajvardhan Azad
Iridofundal colobomas may lower severity of retinopathy of prematurity
Anil Babanrao Gangwe, Parijat Chandra, Brijesh Takkar, Shorya Vardhan Azad, Rajvardhan Azad

Disclosure:
The series “Retinopathy of Prematurity” was commissioned by the editorial office, Annals of Eye Science without any sponsorship or funding. Rajvardhan Azad, Peiquan Zhao and Helen Mintz-Hittner served as the unpaid Guest Editors for the series.