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THE ROLE OF VITREORETINAL SURGERY IN THE TREATMENT OF STAGE IV RETINOPATHY OF PREMATURITY IN THE ACTIVE PHASE

Mihail A. Karyakin, С. А. Коротких, E. A. Stepanova, S. V. Khlopotov

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This paper presents the results of analysis of the outcomes of vitreoretinal surgery performed for the treatment of premature infants presenting with stage IV retinopathy. It is shown that the surgical intervention in 80% of the cases of uncomplicated stage IV retinopathy allowed to stop the progress of the disease and prevent the total retinal detachment. In the presence of "plus disease" or aggressive posterior retinopathy of prematurity, it proved possible to arrest the retinal detachment in 45% of the cases. It is concluded that the early vitreoretinal intervention in the patients with retinopathy of prematurity allows the central vision to be preserved in 46.7% of the cases.

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This paper presents the results of analysis of the outcomes of vitreoretinal surgery performed for the treatment of premature infants presenting with stage IV retinopathy. It is shown that the surgical intervention in 80% of the cases of uncomplicated stage IV retinopathy allowed to stop the progress of the disease and prevent the total retinal detachment. In the presence of "plus disease" or aggressive posterior retinopathy of prematurity, it proved possible to arrest the retinal detachment in 45% of the cases. It is concluded that the early vitreoretinal intervention in the patients with retinopathy of prematurity allows the central vision to be preserved in 46.7% of the cases.

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This paper presents the results of analysis of the outcomes of vitreoretinal surgery performed for the treatment of premature infants presenting with stage IV retinopathy. It is shown that the surgical intervention in 80% of the cases of uncomplicated stage IV retinopathy allowed to stop the progress of the disease and prevent the total retinal detachment. In the presence of "plus disease" or aggressive posterior retinopathy of prematurity, it proved possible to arrest the retinal detachment in 45% of the cases. It is concluded that the early vitreoretinal intervention in the patients with retinopathy of prematurity allows the central vision to be preserved in 46.7% of the cases.

Key concepts: Retinopathy of prematurity, Vitreoretinal surgery, Medicine, Stage (stratigraphy), Ophthalmology, Surgery, Retinal, Retinal detachment

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