Ultrasonographic findings in eyes with retinal detachments secondary to retinopathy of prematurity.

PURPOSE: To describe ultrasonographic findings of stages 4 and 5 retinopathy of prematurity.

PATIENTS AND

METHODS

Ocular ultrasonography was performed using a 10-MHz transducer. Forty-four patients (88 eyes) with stages 4 and 5 retinopathy of prematurity were evaluated. Twenty-five patients were female. The mean age was 8.4 months (standard deviation, +/- 4.9).

RESULTS

Retinal detachment configurations were as follows: 31% closed posterior and open anterior, 19% closed posterior and anterior, 14% open posterior and anterior, and 14% open posterior and closed anterior. Additional findings included vitreous opacities (14%), proliferative vitreoretinopathy (22%), subretinal opacities (24%), choroidal thickening (18%), and reduced axial diameter (75%).

CONCLUSIONS

Ultrasonographic evaluation in eyes with advanced retinopathy of prematurity guides surgical indication, management, and visual prognosis.