PURPOSE: To assess the peripheral visual field in premature @entity1 who received diode laser photocoagulation for threshold @entity989 ( @entity989 ) and in a comparison group with subthreshold @entity989 that had regressed spontaneously without laser treatment. @entity1 AND METHODS: Eleven @entity1 (18 eyes) were treated with laser, and nine @entity1 (16 eyes) with subthreshold untreated @entity989 were recalled for assessment at a mean follow-up of 11 years. All @entity1 underwent Goldmann visual field testing using the II4e and V4e stimuli. Distance visual acuity measurement, dilated fundal examination, and cycloplegic autorefraction were also performed. RESULTS: The @entity2194 was 3% to 4% smaller for the V4e target and 7% to 10% smaller for the II4e target than in the comparison eyes. For the II4e stimulus, the right eye visual field extent of the laser-treated @entity1 did not differ significantly from that of the untreated comparison group (P = .11), but the @entity735 showed a borderline significant reduction (P = .046). For the larger V4e stimulus, no significant differences were noted (right eye, P = .41; left eye, P = .30). CONCLUSIONS: This is the first study to assess the effect of diode laser therapy on the peripheral @entity2194 with threshold @entity989 using Goldmann perimetry. Laser-treated eyes showed a slight constriction of peripheral visual fields compared with untreated subthreshold eyes. It is uncertain whether this was due to the laser treatment itself or to the more severe @entity989 in the laser group. However, the limited reduction in visual field extent is comparable to that reported for cryotherapy and is unlikely to be of functional significance.

Effect of diode laser retinal ablative therapy for threshold XXXX on the visual field: results of goldmann perimetry at a mean age of 11 years.

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['children', 'patients', 'PATIENTS'] @entity735 :: ('MESH:D005124', 'Disease') :: ['left eyes'] @entity2194 :: ('MESH:D005128', 'Disease') :: ['visual field extent in treated eyes', 'visual field in eyes'] @entity989 :: ('MESH:D012164', 'Disease') :: ['retinopathy of prematurity', 'ROP']
@entity989 :: (MESH:D012164,Disease) :: ['retinopathy of prematurity']
