PURPOSE: This study evaluates optical coherence tomography (OCT) findings of the macula in patients with a history of retinopathy of prematurity (ROP). METHODS: We enrolled 112 patients (age: 6-15 years) and categorized them into 3 groups: gestational age (GA) < 36 weeks with or without a history of ROP (ROP group, preterm group) and GA ≥37 weeks. We included 1 eye of each patient and measured the retinal thickness of the macula by OCT. RESULTS: The ROP group demonstrated the worst VA and the shallowest foveal depression. Furthermore, foveal depression significantly correlated with birth weight, GA, ganglion cell layer/inner plexiform layer (GCL-IPL) thickness, and a history of ROP. CONCLUSIONS: This study established a correlation of fovea formation with premature birth, damage of GCL-IPL, and a history of ROP. The retention of the inner retina possibly contributes to abnormal foveal morphology in patients with a history of ROP.
PURPOSE: This study evaluates optical coherence tomography (OCT) findings of the macula in patients with a history of retinopathy of prematurity (ROP). METHODS: We enrolled 112 patients (age: 6-15 years) and categorized them into 3 groups: gestational age (GA) < 36 weeks with or without a history of ROP (ROP group, preterm group) and GA ≥37 weeks. We included 1 eye of each patient and measured the retinal thickness of the macula by OCT. RESULTS: The ROP group demonstrated the worst VA and the shallowest foveal depression. Furthermore, foveal depression significantly correlated with birth weight, GA, ganglion cell layer/inner plexiform layer (GCL-IPL) thickness, and a history of ROP. CONCLUSIONS: This study established a correlation of fovea formation with premature birth, damage of GCL-IPL, and a history of ROP. The retention of the inner retina possibly contributes to abnormal foveal morphology in patients with a history of ROP.