Comparison of the thickness of macular ganglion cell inner plexiform layer in patients with a history of laser photocoagulation versus intravitreal injection of ranibizumab for retinopathy of prematurity_Chinese Journal of Ocular Fundus Diseases

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Tian Ya , Zhao Xinyu , Chen Miaohong , Fan Zixin , Zeng Xianlu , Zheng Lei , He Honghui , Zeng Jian , Zhang Shaochong ,  Zhang Guoming

Shenzhen Eye Hospital, Shenzhen Eye Hospital Affiliated to Jinan University, Shenzhen Eye Institute, Shenzhen 518040, China;

Corresponding author：

Zhang Guoming, Email: zhang-guoming@163.com

Keywords：

Retinopathy of prematurity; Laser coagulation; Angiogenesis inhibitors; Tomography, optical coherence; Ganglion cell inner plexiform layer thickness

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10.3760/cma.j.cn511434-20220509-00282

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Objective To compare the thickness of the macular ganglion cell inner plexiform layer (mGCIPL) in patients with a history of laser photocoagulation (LP) versus intravitreal injection of ranibizumab (IVR) for retinopathy of prematurity (ROP). Methods A retrospective clinical study. From June 2020 to January 2021, 70 eyes of 35 children with a history of surgery for ROP in Shenzhen Eye Hospital were included in the study. Among them, 18 males had 36 eyes, and 17 females had 34 eyes. The average age was 5.54±1.04 years. There were 18 patients (36 eyes) in LP group and 17 patients (34 eyes) in IVR group. There was no significant difference in age (t=－1.956), sexual composition ratio (χ²=0.030), birth gestational age (t=－1.316) and birth weight (t=－1.060) between the two groups (P=0.059, 0.862, 0.197, 0.297). All the eyes underwent the examination of optical coherence tomography (OCT). An elliptical region of 14.13 mm² centered on macular fovea was scanned according to the macular cube 512×128 model of the Cirrus HD-OCT 5000. The software was used to automatically divide macular fovea into six sectors (superior, inferior, temporal-superior, temporal-inferior, nasal-superior and nasal-inferior) and the average and minimum thickness of mGCIPL. t test was used to compared mGCIPL thickness between two groups using independent samples. Pearson correlation analysis was used to evaluate the correlation between mGCIPL thickness and age, birth gestational age, birth weight. Results Patients in IVR group had significantly decreased mGCIPL thickness than that in LP group in the six sectors (superior, inferior, temporal-superior, temporal-inferior, nasal-superior and nasal-inferior) and the average and minimum (t=6.484, 6.719, 7.682, 7.697, 5.151, 5.008, 7.148, 6.581; P＜0.05). The thickness of mGCIPL was not significantly correlated with age, birth gestational age, birth weight (P＞0.05). Conclusion The thickness of mGCIPL in patients with IVR treatment history is thinner than that in LP treatment.

Citation： Tian Ya, Zhao Xinyu, Chen Miaohong, Fan Zixin, Zeng Xianlu, Zheng Lei, He Honghui, Zeng Jian, Zhang Shaochong, Zhang Guoming. Comparison of the thickness of macular ganglion cell inner plexiform layer in patients with a history of laser photocoagulation versus intravitreal injection of ranibizumab for retinopathy of prematurity. Chinese Journal of Ocular Fundus Diseases, 2022, 38(7): 551-555. doi: 10.3760/cma.j.cn511434-20220509-00282 Copy

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