Retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) is a proliferative retinal vascular disease that threatens the vision of premature infants. Various novel drugs have demonstrated therapeutic potential for ROP by targeting signaling pathways associated with vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) [such as PI3K/AKT, hypoxia-inducible factor (HIF)-1α/VEGF], oxidative stress, tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-α, and Notch pathways. Propranolol, insulin-like growth factor-1, and celecoxib attenuate pathological neovascularization via the PI3K/Akt signaling pathway. Tripterine and melatonin inhibit retinal neovascularization by modulating the HIF-1α/VEGF signaling axis. Adiponectin mitigates the damage caused by oxidative stress and preserves endothelial function by enhancing endothelial nitric oxide synthase activity. Omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids suppress TNF-α-mediated inflammatory responses, modulate retinal development and angiogenesis, and reduce retinal neovascular lesions. DAPT, a γ-secretase inhibitor, blocks Notch signaling to suppress abnormal vascular proliferation. These agents exhibit synergistic multi-pathway anti-angiogenic effects in preclinical models and early-phase clinical trials, offering critical insights for advancing drug development and clinical translation in ROP management.
Retinopathy of Prematurity/metabolism* ; Humans ; Signal Transduction/drug effects* ; Infant, Newborn ; Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor A/metabolism* ; Hypoxia-Inducible Factor 1, alpha Subunit/metabolism* ; Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha/metabolism* ; Oxidative Stress/drug effects* ; Fatty Acids, Omega-3/therapeutic use* ; Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinases/metabolism* ; Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-akt/metabolism* ; Receptors, Notch/metabolism* ; Angiogenesis Inhibitors/therapeutic use* ; Insulin-Like Growth Factor I/therapeutic use*

Objective To investigate the retinal nerve fiber layer (RNFL) thickness of anisometropic amblyopic children with Littmann-adjusted OCT examination method. Methods A total of 30 anisometropic amblyopic subjects (4 to 14 years old) without treatment were enrolled, whose amlyopic eyes were amlyopic eye group and fellow eyes were fellow eye group. Also 50 emmetropic children′s right eyes were enrolled into normal group. Retinal nerve fiber layer thickness were obtained with optical coherence tomography (OCT), then were adjusted by Littmann formula. Each group was compared with other two groups specificly. Results Amblyopic eye group had no significant difference with other groups in each regions of RNFL ( P > 0 . 05 ) , both before and after Littmann-adjusted. The RNFL of amblyopic group group in T、 TI、 NI、 N regions had significant correlation with eye axis length before adjust(P < 0.05), while only T and NI had significant correlation after adjust (P<0.05). Conclusions The RNFL thickness of anisometropic amblyopic eyes had no significant difference with fellow eye and normal eye. Every research of RNFL thickness must consider the measurement error induced by eye axis length.

Objective To investigate whether the incidence and severity of retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) differs between infants conceived naturally and those who were in vitro fertilization (IVF),and to analyze ROP-related factors,with a comparative case series.Methods This was a study on premature infants who required screening and treatment of ROP in the Second Affiliated Hospital & Yuying Children's Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University,carried out between January 2008 and April 2012.One thousand and one hundred eighty three infants met the study criteria and were divided into two groups:natural conception (group Ⅰ,1058 infants) and IVF (group Ⅱ,125 infants).Multiple variables were recorded,including birth weight (BW),gestational age (GA),number of births (NOB,singleton/twins/triplets),type of conception (natural conception/IVF),neonatal respiratory distress syndrome (NRDS),patent ductus arteriosus (PDA),neonatal asphyxia,neonatal hyperbilirubinemia (NHB),intracranial hemorrhage (IH),congenital heart disease (CHD),neonatal anemia,neonatal sepsis,and bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD).The results of ophthalmological examinations were also recorded.The incidence of ROP between groups was compared with the Pearson Chi-square test.We applied Spearman correlation analysis to identify the variables that were most significantly associated with ROP.Results There were 138 infants of ROP in group Ⅰ (total 1058,13.0％),and 17 in group Ⅱ (total 125,13.6％),without significant difference in the presence of ROP between two groups (P ＞ 0.05).No significant difference was found in the presence of ROP affected by BW,GA,NOB,NRDS and other diseases between two groups (P ＞ 0.05).A significantly inverse association was found between ROP and BW (P ＜ 0.05),and between ROP and GA (P ＜ 0.05).No association was found between ROP and NOB (P ＞ 0.05).There was no significant difference in the presence of diseases between infants conceived naturally and those by IVF in group ROP (P ＞ 0.05).A significant association was found between ROP and NRDS (P ＜ 0.05).No association was found between ROP and diseases (PDA,neonatal asphyxia,NHB,IH,CHD,neonatal anemia,neonatal sepsis,and BPD).Conclusions Our study shows that IVF was not a risk factor for ROP.

Objective To investigate incidence and severity of retinopathy of prematurity (ROP)screened by RetcamⅢ and the related factors.Comparative case series were designed.Methods A study was performed among infants who required screening by RetcamⅢ in the second Affiliated Hospital & Yuying Children's Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University,and carried out between May 2012 and April 2013.A total of 1097 infants met the study criteria,and were divided into group Ⅰ (n =333 from outpatient screening) and group Ⅱ (n =764 from inpatient screening).Variables were recorded,including birth weight (BW),gestational age (GA),number of births (NOB,singleton/twins/triplets),gender,neonatal respiratory distress syndrome (NRDS),patent ductus arteriosus (PDA),neonatal asphyxia,neonatal hyperbilirubinemia,intracranial hemorrhage,congenital heart disease,neonatal anemia,neonatal sepsis,necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC),and bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD).The results of ophthalmological examinations by RetcamⅢ were also recorded.Spearman correlation analysis was used to identify the variables most significantly associated with ROP.Results There were 98 infants of ROP in group Ⅱ (total 764,12.8％).There was a significant association of ROP with variables (P ＜0.05),including BW,GA,and NOB.There was a significant association of ROP with diseases (P ＜ 0.05),including NRDS,neonatal asphyxia,intracranial hemorrhage,neonatal anemia,neonatal sepsis,NEC,and BPD.However,there was no association of ROP with diseases (P ＞ 0.05),including PDA,neonatal hyperbilirubinemia,and congenital heart disease.Conclusions RetcamⅢ can be used to screen retina of infants.ROP is still the most common eye disease in preterm infants.The incidence of ROP was 12.83％ in Wenzhou.Variables,including BW,GA,NOB,NRDS,neonatal asphyxia,intracranial hemorrhage,neonatal anemia,neonatal sepsis,NEC,and BPD,were the most significant factors associated with ROP.