Research Article

Asymmetric Outcomes of Type 1 Retinopathy of Prematurity after Bilateral Intravitreal Ranibizumab Treatment

Table 1

Patient characteristics of infants treated had different outcomes in two eyes.

Cases/gender/
eye
GA
(weeks)
Birth weight (g)ZoneStagePlusPMA, weeks at
IVR
First appearance of
different outcome
post-IVR (days)
Clinical coursePMA, weeks at
laser treatment
SurgeryFinal retinal
reattachment
Follow-up
(months)

1/M/OD311350I3Yes3722Regression first; then recurrence as zone II stage 2 at 42 weeks PMA43y28
1/M/OS311350I3Yes3722Marked posterior fibrosis; then S4B at 42 weeks PMA; S5 at 43 weeks PMA43LSV at 45 weeks PMAPartial reattachment28
2/M/OD291200I3Yes3710Regression first; then recurrence as zone II stage 2 at 43 weeks PMA43y30
2/M/OS291200I3Yes3710S5 with marked posterior fibrosis and VHLensectomy and
vitrectomy at
57 weeks PMA
n30
3/F/OD301100I3Yes3527Regression first; then recurrence as zone II stage 2 at 40 weeks PMA41y10
3/F/OS301100I3Yes3527Marked posterior preretinal hemorrhage at 38 weeks PMA; then S4B at 56 weeks PMA41LSV at 58 weeks PMAy10
4/M/OD281000I3Yes3618Regression first; then recurrence as zone II stage 2 at 47 weeks PMA47y29
4/M/OS281000I3Yes3618Marked posterior fibrosis and VH then S5 at 47 weeks PMA47Lensectomy at
65 weeks PMA,
vitrectomy at
104 weeks PMA
n29
5/M/OD27980I3Yes36116Regression of ROP but persistent zone II avascularity43y18
5/M/OS27980I3Yes36116Regression of ROP but persistent zone II avascularity; then S4A at 52 weeks PMA43LSV at 53 weeks PMAy18
6/F/OD271100I3Yes3463Regression first; then recurrence as zone II stage 1 at 43 weeks PMA43y9
6/F/OS271100I3Yes3463Regression first; then recurrence as zone II stage 2 and severe VH at 43 weeks PMA43y9
7/M/OD311380I3Yes429Regression first; then VH appeared at 43 weeks PMA and continued to progress43LSV at 47 weeks PMAy8
7/M/OS311380I3Yes429Regression of ROP but persistent zone II avascularity43y8
8/F/OD311200APROPYes3622Regression of ROPy8
8/F/OS311200APROPYes3622Plus regressed but VH progressed to fibrosis at 40 weeks PMA and TRD at 42 weeks PMALSV at 52 weeks PMAy8
9/F/OD321690II3Yes404Plus sign regressed but peripheral fibrosis progressed and then stage 4A at 42 weeks PMA41LSV at 42 weeks PMAy11
9/F/OS321690II3Yes404Regression of ROP but persistent zone II avascularity41y11

APROP: aggressive posterior retinopathy of prematurity; F: female; GA: gestational age; LSV: lens-sparing vitrectomy; M: male; OD: right eye; OS: left eye; PMA: postmenstrual age; TRD: tractional retinal detachment; VH: vitreous hemorrhage.