New Features in Screening of Retinopathy of Prematurity. Our Experience with New Recommendations for Retinopathy of Prematurity Screening
Novinky v skríningu retinopatie prematúrnych detí. Naše skúsenosti s novinkami v odporučeniach pre skríning retinopatie predčasne narodených detí
Retinopatia predčasne narodených detí (ROP) je vždy vážne a zrak ohrozujúce ochorenie, jej liečiteľné štádiá vyžadujú včasné rozpoznanie a adekvátnu liečbu. Preto je potrebné sa venovať zásadám skríningu ROP aj jej rekurencií, ktoré sa vyskytujú častejšie s nastupujúcou intravitreálnou liečbou antirastovými faktormi (anti-VEGF). V práci hodnotíme rekurenciu ROP po primárnom ošetrení intravitreálne podávaným bevacizumabom, alebo ranibizumabom, jej početnosť a timing výskytu. Tiež sú diskutované pravidlá pre skríning ROP, jej rekurencií a potreba dlhodobého sledovania detí s akoukoľvek formou ROP.
Klíčová slova:
skríning ROP – rekurencia ROP – skríning rekurencií ROP – intravitreálna liečba ROP – dispenzarizácia predčasne narodených detí s ROP
Authors:
Dana Tomčíková; Zuzana Prepiaková; Beáta Bušányová; Barbora Kostolná
Authors‘ workplace:
University and the National Institute of Children’s Diseases, Bratislava, Slovakia
; Department of Pediatric Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine of Comenius
Published in:
Čes. a slov. Oftal., 81, 2025, No. 6, p. 301-305
Category:
Original Article
doi:
https://doi.org/10.31348/2025/23
Overview
Retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) is always a serious and sight-threatening condition, and its treatable stages require early detection and adequate treatment. It is necessary to focus on the principles of screening of ROP and recurrences thereof, which occur more often with the onset of intravitreal treatment using anti-vascular endothelial growth factor (anti-VEGF) agents. In this study, we evaluate the recurrence of ROP after primary treatment with intravitreally administered bevacizumab or ranibizumab, its frequency and timing of occurrence. Also discussed are the rules for screening of ROP, its recurrence and the need for long-term follow-up monitoring of children with any form of ROP.
Keywords:
recurrence of ROP – ROP recurrence screening – intravitreal treatment of ROP – follow-up monitoring of premature infants with ROP – ROP screening – ROP screening
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