December 2002
Volume 43, Issue 13
Free
ARVO Annual Meeting Abstract  |   December 2002
Vision after Surgery for Stages 4 and 5 Retinopathy of Prematurity as Measured by Teller Acuity Cards and the New Light Perception-Projection Scale
ME Hartnett; DW Rodier; HW Thompson
Author Affiliations & Notes
  • ME Hartnett
    Ophthalmology LSU Eye Center New Orleans LA
  • DW Rodier
    Schepens Retina Associates Boston MA
  • HW Thompson
    Ophthalmology LSU Eye Center New Orleans LA
  • Footnotes
    Commercial Relationships   M.E. Hartnett, None; D.W. Rodier, None; H.W. Thompson, None.
Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science December 2002, Vol.43, 1251. doi:
  • Views
  • Share
  • Tools
    • Alerts
      User Alerts
      You are adding an alert for:
      Vision after Surgery for Stages 4 and 5 Retinopathy of Prematurity as Measured by Teller Acuity Cards and the New Light Perception-Projection Scale
      You will receive an email whenever this article is corrected, updated, or cited in the literature. You can manage this and all other alerts in My Account
      The alert will be sent to:
      ×
      This feature is available to authenticated users only.
      Sign In or Create an Account ×
    • Get Citation
      Citation

      ME Hartnett, DW Rodier, HW Thompson; Vision after Surgery for Stages 4 and 5 Retinopathy of Prematurity as Measured by Teller Acuity Cards and the New Light Perception-Projection Scale . Invest. Ophthalmol. Vis. Sci. 2002;43(13):1251.

      Download citation file:

      © ARVO (1962-2015); The Authors (2016-present)

      ×
    • Get Permissions
  • Supplements
Abstract

Abstract: : Purpose: To determine the correlation between vision scores measured by Teller Acuity Cards (TAC) and a new Light Perception-Projection Scale (LP scale) in infants who had had treatment for threshold disease and were referred for management of stages 4 and 5 ROP, and to test whether vitreoretinal surgery to prevent or repair stage 5 ROP improved visual function as measured with these two methods. Methods: Infants managed with observation or retinal detachment repair underwent visual acuity testing using TAC and the LP scale. The LP scale is easy to administer and measures the detection of light in different fields of view under light or dark illumination. The correlation between the methods was determined. Eyes with reattached retinas and those with persistently detached retinas were grouped as to 1) stage at first visit and 2) worst stage that developed. In each group, visual function measured by TAC and the LP scale was compared in patients with attached and persistently detached retinas. Results: Thirty-five eyes of 19 infants were tested. The scores obtained with the LP scale and TAC were highly correlated (r=-0.91; p<0.0001; n=35). Both TAC and LP scale scores were significantly better in eyes with attached retinas, compared to eyes with persistently detached retinas, when the ROP stage at first visit was 4a (p=0.0005; ANOVA) or 4b (p=0.03). LP scale scores were also significantly better in eyes with retinal attachment, compared to eyes with persistently detached retinas, when the ROP stage at the first visit was stage 5 (p=0.01). In eyes with stage 5 as the worst stage, successful retinal reattachment was associated with significantly better TAC scores (p=0.015) and LP scale scores (p=0.004), compared to similar eyes with persistent retinal detachment. Conclusion: The LP scale may be clinically useful in testing visual function in low vision infants, because it correlates with TAC scores, is easy to administer, and may measure lower visual function than TAC. Although prevention of Stage 5 ROP is the goal in ROP management, surgical reattachment of the retina in some cases of stage 5 ROP may be beneficial to visual function.

Keywords: 572 retinopathy of prematurity • 353 clinical (human) or epidemiologic studies: outcomes/complications 
© 2002, The Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology, Inc., all rights reserved. Permission to republish any abstract or part of an abstract in any form must be obtained in writing from the ARVO Office prior to publication.
Copyright © 2024 Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology.
×
×

This PDF is available to Subscribers Only

Sign in or purchase a subscription to access this content. ×

You must be signed into an individual account to use this feature.

×
This site uses cookies. By continuing to use our website, you are agreeing to our privacy policy.Accept