Skip to main content

Recurrence and Complications After Laser Coagulation and Anti-VEGF Treatment

  • Chapter
Pediatric Retinal Vascular Diseases
  • 504 Accesses

Abstract

This chapter is about recurrence and complications after laser coagulation and anti-VEGF treatment. Recurrence and complications are very different in both treatment modalities and it is very important to know them.

This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.

Access this chapter

Chapter
USD 29.95
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Available as PDF
  • Read on any device
  • Instant download
  • Own it forever
eBook
USD 69.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Available as EPUB and PDF
  • Read on any device
  • Instant download
  • Own it forever
Softcover Book
USD 89.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Compact, lightweight edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info
Hardcover Book
USD 119.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Durable hardcover edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info

Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout

Purchases are for personal use only

Institutional subscriptions

References

  1. Mintz-Hittner HA, Geloneck MM, Chuang AZ. Clinical management of recurrent retinopathy of prematurity after Intravitreal Bevacizumab monotherapy. Ophthalmology. 2016;123(9):1845–55.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  2. Mintz-Hittner HA, Kennedy KA, Chuang AZ, BEAT-ROP Cooperative Group. Efficacy of intravitreal bevacizumab for stage 3+ retinopathy of prematurity. N Engl J Med. 2011;364:603–15.

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  3. Feng J, Qian J, Jiang Y, Zhao M, Liang J, Yin H, Chen Y, Yu W, Li X. Efficacy of primary Intravitreal Ranibizumab for retinopathy of prematurity in China. Ophthalmology. 2017;124(3):408–9.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  4. Hu J, Blair MP, Shapiro MJ, Lichetnstein SJ, Galasso JM, Kapur R. Reactivation of retinopathy of prematurity after Bevacizumab injection. Arch Ophthalmol. 2012;130(8):1000–6.

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  5. Early Treatment for Retinopathy of Prematurity Cooperative Group, Good WV, Hardy RJ, Dobson V, Palmer EA, Phelps DL, Tung B, Redford M. Final visual acuity results in the early treatment for retinopathy of prematurity study. Arch Ophthalmol. 2010;128(6):663–71.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  6. Holmström G, Hellström A, Jakobsson P, Lundgren P, Tornqvist K, Wallin A. Five years of treatment for retinopathy of prematurity in Sweden: results from SWEDROP, a national quality register. Br J Ophthalmol. 2016;100(12):1656–61.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  7. Garcia Gonzalez JM, Snyder L, Blair M, Rohr A, Shapiro M, Greenwald M. Prophylactic peripheral laser and fluorescein angiography after bevacizumab for retinopathy of prematurity. Retina. 2018;38(4):764–72.

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  8. Holmström G, Tornqvist K, Al-Hawasi A, Nilsson Å, Wallin A, Hellström A. Increased frequency of retinopathy of prematurity over the last decade and significant regional differences. Acta Ophthalmol. 2018;96(2):142–8.

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  9. Repka MX, Tung B, Good WV, Shapiro M, Capone A Jr, Baker JD, Barr CC, Phelps DL. van. Thomas BJ, Yonekawa Y, Trese MT. Complete resolution of large retinal fold after transection of retrolental membrane during lens-sparing vitrectomy for retinopathy of prematurity: a 15-year follow-up. Retin Cases Brief Rep. 2016;10(1):93–5.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  10. Bakri SJ, Snyder MR, Reid JM, et al. Pharmacokinetics of intravitreal bevacizumab (Avastin). Ophthalmology. 2007;114:855–9.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  11. Hu Q, Bai Y, Chen X, Huang L, Chen Y, Li X. Recurrence of retinopathy of prematurity in Zone II Stage 3+ after Ranibizumab treatment: a retropspective study. Ophthalmol. 2017;2017:5078565. Published online 2017 Apr 9. https://doi.org/10.1155/2017/5078565.

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

Download references

Author information

Authors and Affiliations

Authors

Rights and permissions

Reprints and permissions

Copyright information

© 2019 Springer Nature Switzerland AG

About this chapter

Cite this chapter

Spandau, U., Kim, S.J. (2019). Recurrence and Complications After Laser Coagulation and Anti-VEGF Treatment. In: Pediatric Retinal Vascular Diseases. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-13701-4_17

Download citation

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-13701-4_17

  • Publisher Name: Springer, Cham

  • Print ISBN: 978-3-030-13700-7

  • Online ISBN: 978-3-030-13701-4

  • eBook Packages: MedicineMedicine (R0)

Publish with us

Policies and ethics