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Case-controlDiagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026

Incidence and Risk Factors for Persistent Avascular Retina in Patients with a History of Retinopathy of Prematurity in Mexico.

Marlon García-Roa, César Valdez-Benavides, Kouatzin Aguilar-Morales … Verónica A Romero-Morales
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Repeated anti-VEGF injections linked to higher risk of persistent avascular retina after retinopathy of prematurity.

Incidence and Risk Factors for Persistent Avascular Retina in Patients with a History of Retinopathy of Prematurity in Mexico.

Marlon García-Roa … Verónica A Romero-Morales
Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026
Background

To determine the incidence of persistent avascular retina (persistent avascular retina) and identify associated risk factors in patients with a history of retinopathy of prematurity (retinopathy of prematurity) evaluated with ultra-widefield imaging.

Methods

A retrospective case-control study was conducted on patients with a history of retinopathy of prematurity evaluated with ultra-widefield imaging at a tertiary care center in Mexico.

Results

at least 2 anti-VEGF injections raised the odds of incomplete peripheral retinal vessel growth

OR 4.48 (95% CI 1.21 to 16.64)
null = 11.2116.64
CI excludes the null - significant
More results

Additionally, maternal preeclampsia and chorioamnionitis were independently associated with persistent avascular retina.

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Conclusion · 1 of 2

Persistent avascular retina appears to result from a complex interplay of prenatal and postnatal factors affecting retinal vascular development.

Conclusion · 2 of 2

Patients requiring repeated anti-VEGF treatment and those exposed to adverse maternal conditions may represent a subgroup at increased risk for incomplete peripheral retinal vascularization, supporting the need for long-term retinal surveillance after retinopathy of prematurity regression.

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