Table 3 Visual outcomes at 18–24 months.

From: Predictors and ocular outcomes of rescue treatment in preterm infants with treated retinopathy of prematurity—a retrospective study

 

Single treatment group (n = 129)

Rescue treatment group (n = 45)

Odds ratio

P value

Abnormal refractive outcomea

27 (21%)

30 (67%)

7.56 (3.3–17.2)

<0.001

Myopia (≥0.5 dioptres)

14 (11%)

22 (49%)

7.86 (3.54–17.5)

<0.001

Very high myopia (≥5.00 dioptres)

2 (1.5%)

9 (20%)

15.9 (3.6–40.44)

<0.001

Hyperopia (≥4 dioptres)

3 (2.3%)

3 (6.7%)

3.0 (0.66–13.5)

0.17

Astigmatism (≥2.00 dioptres)

14 (11%)

6 (13%)

1.26 (0.47–3.42)

0.65

Need for spectacles

10 (7.7%)

21 (47%)

10.4 (4.4–24.6)

<0.001

Strabismus

4 (3.1%)

2 (4.4%)

1.45 (0–7.08)

0.67

Cortical visual impairment

3 (2.3%)

1 (2.2%)

0.95 (0–6.9)

0.97

  1. Data expressed as n (%). P values are based on Fisher’s exact test.
  2. Abnormal refractive outcome: presence of myopia (≥0.25 dioptres) or hyperopia (≥4.00 dioptres) or astigmatism (>2.00 dioptres).
  3. aOdds ratio, 95% confidence intervals and p value obtained using logistic regression with adjustment for gestational age and Zone 1 ROP.
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