Laser Treatment for Retinopathy of Prematurity Through the Incubator Wall Conferences

abstract

• <p>In this era of early treatment for retinopathy of prematurity, sick infants who develop aggressive diseases or remain oxygen and temperature dependent may be treated while they are inside the incubator itself, thus avoiding unnecessary delays. This article describes the treatment of eight infants with retinopathy of prematurity who were dependent on an incubator by using a laser indirect ophthalmoscope delivery system through the slanting transparent wall of the incubator. In this series, which is the largest to date, the relative advantages and disadvantages of the procedure are discussed.</p>

authors

• Dogra, Mangat R
• Vinekar, Anand
• Viswanathan, Kavitha
• Sangtam, Tiakumzuk
• Das, Pranab
• Gupta, Amod
• Dutta, Sourabh

status

• published 

publication date

• January 2008

has subject area

• Female (MeSH)
• Follow-Up Studies (MeSH)
• Gestational Age (MeSH)
• Humans (MeSH)
• Incubators, Infant (MeSH)
• Infant (MeSH)
• Infant, Newborn (MeSH)
• Infant, Very Low Birth Weight (MeSH)
• Laser Coagulation (MeSH)
• Lasers, Semiconductor (MeSH)
• Male (MeSH)
• Ophthalmoscopy (MeSH)
• Retinopathy of Prematurity (MeSH)
• Retrospective Studies (MeSH)
• Treatment Outcome (MeSH)

published in

• Ophthalmic Surgery Lasers and Imaging Retina  Journal

presented at event

• 108th Annual Meeting of the American-Academy-of-Ophthalmology  Conference

keywords

• Female
• Follow-Up Studies
• Gestational Age
• Humans
• Incubators, Infant
• Infant
• Infant, Newborn
• Infant, Very Low Birth Weight
• Laser Coagulation
• Lasers, Semiconductor
• Male
• Ophthalmoscopy
• Retinopathy of Prematurity
• Retrospective Studies
• Treatment Outcome

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

• 10.3928/15428877-20080701-04

PubMed ID

• 18717449

start page

• 350

end page

• 352

volume

• 39

issue

• 4