Refractive status and ocular characteristics of preschool children with retinopathy of prematurity after different treatments
AIM: To compare the changes in preschool refractive status, ocular biological parameters, and higher-order aberrations in children with retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) after retinal laser photocoagulation or anti-vascular endothelial growth factor (anti-VEGF) treatment and explore their underlying...
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| description | AIM: To compare the changes in preschool refractive status, ocular biological parameters, and higher-order aberrations in children with retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) after retinal laser photocoagulation or anti-vascular endothelial growth factor (anti-VEGF) treatment and explore their underlying factors. METHODS: This observational study involved 118 eyes of 59 children, aged 3 to 6y, with ROP followed up between March 2023 and October 2024. They were divided into the laser, anti-VEGF, and anti-VEGF+laser groups. The laser group received a single session of laser photocoagulation. The anti-VEGF group received a single anti-VEGF treatment. The anti-VEGF+laser group received a single anti-VEGF treatment after birth followed by supplementary laser treatment within 2wk to 6mo. Ocular biological parameters were measured using IOL Master 700 and Pentacam HR. Right-eye higher-order aberrations were measured using the OPD-Scan III. Best-corrected visual acuities (BCVA), refractive statuses, ocular biological parameters, and higher-order aberrations were assessed and compared. Multiple linear regression analysis was conducted to evaluate the relationships among ocular biological parameters, higher-order aberrations, spherical equivalent (SE), and treatment methods. Pearson's correlation coefficients were used to assess the relationships between the SE and higher-order aberrations. RESULTS: The laser group had a higher incidence of myopia and a lower SE than the anti-VEGF group. The incidence of astigmatism and cylindrical power were significantly lower for the anti-VEGF than for the laser and anti-VEGF+laser groups (P<0.05). The anterior corneal surface astigmatism was higher for the laser and anti-VEGF+laser groups than for the anti-VEGF group. The anterior corneal surface K2 and lens thickness were higher for the laser and anti-VEGF+laser groups than for the anti-VEGF group. The whole-eye higher-order aberration root mean square (RMS) values for the right eye were significantly higher for the laser and anti-VEGF+laser groups than for the anti-VEGF group. The whole-eye trefoil RMS values for the right eye were also significantly higher for the laser and anti-VEGF+laser groups than for the anti-VEGF group (P<0.05). Laser treatment was significantly associated with SE, anterior corneal surface curvature and astigmatism, lens thickness, whole-eye high-order aberrations, and whole-eye trefoil (all P<0.05). CONCLUSION: Children with ROP who received laser treatment have higher myopia and astigmatism than those who received anti-VEGF treatment. Children treated with laser or supplementary laser treatment have higher anterior corneal astigmatism, anterior corneal curvature, thicker lenses, whole-eye higher-order aberrations, and whole-eye trefoil. The cause of myopia in children with ROP after laser treatment is increased anterior corneal surface curvature and lens thickness. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-1b0bf003d07e443fa38dbab9bee829af2025-08-20T02:36:35ZengPress of International Journal of Ophthalmology (IJO PRESS)International Journal of Ophthalmology2222-39592227-48982025-07-011871317132510.18240/ijo.2025.07.1520250715Refractive status and ocular characteristics of preschool children with retinopathy of prematurity after different treatmentsWu-Yang Jiang0Man-Hong Li1Hao Wang2Dong Niu3Yu-Sheng Wang4Zi-Feng Zhang5Zi-Feng Zhang. Department of Ophthalmology, Xijing Hospital, Air Force Medical University (Fourth Military Medical University), Xi'an 710032, Shaanxi Province, China. zzffmmu@163.com; Yu-Sheng Wang. Department of Ophthalmology, Xijing Hospital, Air Force Medical University (Fourth Military Medical University), Xi'an 710032, Shaanxi Province, China. wangys003@126.comDepartment of Ophthalmology, Xijing Hospital, Air Force Medical University (Fourth Military Medical University), Eye Institute of Chinese PLA, Xi'an 710032, Shaanxi Province, ChinaDepartment of Ophthalmology, Xijing Hospital, Air Force Medical University (Fourth Military Medical University), Eye Institute of Chinese PLA, Xi'an 710032, Shaanxi Province, ChinaDepartment of Ophthalmology, Xijing Hospital, Air Force Medical University (Fourth Military Medical University), Eye Institute of Chinese PLA, Xi'an 710032, Shaanxi Province, ChinaDepartment of Ophthalmology, Xijing Hospital, Air Force Medical University (Fourth Military Medical University), Eye Institute of Chinese PLA, Xi'an 710032, Shaanxi Province, ChinaDepartment of Ophthalmology, Xijing Hospital, Air Force Medical University (Fourth Military Medical University), Eye Institute of Chinese PLA, Xi'an 710032, Shaanxi Province, ChinaAIM: To compare the changes in preschool refractive status, ocular biological parameters, and higher-order aberrations in children with retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) after retinal laser photocoagulation or anti-vascular endothelial growth factor (anti-VEGF) treatment and explore their underlying factors. METHODS: This observational study involved 118 eyes of 59 children, aged 3 to 6y, with ROP followed up between March 2023 and October 2024. They were divided into the laser, anti-VEGF, and anti-VEGF+laser groups. The laser group received a single session of laser photocoagulation. The anti-VEGF group received a single anti-VEGF treatment. The anti-VEGF+laser group received a single anti-VEGF treatment after birth followed by supplementary laser treatment within 2wk to 6mo. Ocular biological parameters were measured using IOL Master 700 and Pentacam HR. Right-eye higher-order aberrations were measured using the OPD-Scan III. Best-corrected visual acuities (BCVA), refractive statuses, ocular biological parameters, and higher-order aberrations were assessed and compared. Multiple linear regression analysis was conducted to evaluate the relationships among ocular biological parameters, higher-order aberrations, spherical equivalent (SE), and treatment methods. Pearson's correlation coefficients were used to assess the relationships between the SE and higher-order aberrations. RESULTS: The laser group had a higher incidence of myopia and a lower SE than the anti-VEGF group. The incidence of astigmatism and cylindrical power were significantly lower for the anti-VEGF than for the laser and anti-VEGF+laser groups (P<0.05). The anterior corneal surface astigmatism was higher for the laser and anti-VEGF+laser groups than for the anti-VEGF group. The anterior corneal surface K2 and lens thickness were higher for the laser and anti-VEGF+laser groups than for the anti-VEGF group. The whole-eye higher-order aberration root mean square (RMS) values for the right eye were significantly higher for the laser and anti-VEGF+laser groups than for the anti-VEGF group. The whole-eye trefoil RMS values for the right eye were also significantly higher for the laser and anti-VEGF+laser groups than for the anti-VEGF group (P<0.05). Laser treatment was significantly associated with SE, anterior corneal surface curvature and astigmatism, lens thickness, whole-eye high-order aberrations, and whole-eye trefoil (all P<0.05). CONCLUSION: Children with ROP who received laser treatment have higher myopia and astigmatism than those who received anti-VEGF treatment. Children treated with laser or supplementary laser treatment have higher anterior corneal astigmatism, anterior corneal curvature, thicker lenses, whole-eye higher-order aberrations, and whole-eye trefoil. The cause of myopia in children with ROP after laser treatment is increased anterior corneal surface curvature and lens thickness.http://ies.ijo.cn/en_publish/2025/7/20250715.pdfretinopathy of prematurityrefractive statusocular biological parametershigher order aberration |
| spellingShingle | Wu-Yang Jiang Man-Hong Li Hao Wang Dong Niu Yu-Sheng Wang Zi-Feng Zhang Refractive status and ocular characteristics of preschool children with retinopathy of prematurity after different treatments International Journal of Ophthalmology retinopathy of prematurity refractive status ocular biological parameters higher order aberration |
| title | Refractive status and ocular characteristics of preschool children with retinopathy of prematurity after different treatments |
| title_full | Refractive status and ocular characteristics of preschool children with retinopathy of prematurity after different treatments |
| title_fullStr | Refractive status and ocular characteristics of preschool children with retinopathy of prematurity after different treatments |
| title_full_unstemmed | Refractive status and ocular characteristics of preschool children with retinopathy of prematurity after different treatments |
| title_short | Refractive status and ocular characteristics of preschool children with retinopathy of prematurity after different treatments |
| title_sort | refractive status and ocular characteristics of preschool children with retinopathy of prematurity after different treatments |
| topic | retinopathy of prematurity refractive status ocular biological parameters higher order aberration |
| url | http://ies.ijo.cn/en_publish/2025/7/20250715.pdf |
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