Bert M D, Friedman M W, Ballard R
J Pediatr Ophthalmol Strabismus. 1981 May-Jun;18(3):9-12. doi: 10.3928/0191-3913-19810501-04.
The paper demonstrates that limited cryosurgery combined with scleral buckling in premature infants with acute proliferative retrolental fibroplasia in a procedure which can be extremely successful in the treatment of this devastating disease. Timing for surgical intervention is critical. The indications for the surgical intervention are stated. The continuous monitoring of those infants with retrolental fibroplasia is critical to the success of the operative procedure. Since critical timing for success is involved, a new schedule for ophthalmic examination of the premature infant is proposed. This new schedule differs significantly from that proposed by the American Academy of Pediatrics in 1971. At that time, there was no successful treatment for retrolental fibroplasia. In contrast, we submit that limited cryosurgery combined with scleral buckling is an efficacious form of therapy for this disease.
该论文表明，对于患有急性增生性晶状体后纤维增生症的早产儿，有限的冷冻手术联合巩膜扣带术是一种极为成功的治疗这种毁灭性疾病的方法。手术干预的时机至关重要。文中阐述了手术干预的指征。对这些患有晶状体后纤维增生症的婴儿进行持续监测对手术的成功至关重要。由于涉及到成功的关键时机，因此提出了一种针对早产儿眼科检查的新时间表。这一新时间表与美国儿科学会1971年提出的时间表有显著差异。当时，对于晶状体后纤维增生症尚无成功的治疗方法。相比之下，我们认为有限的冷冻手术联合巩膜扣带术是治疗这种疾病的一种有效疗法。
