Examined factors ROP (n=18) Controls (n+18) p Mean sd Mean sd GA 25.66 1.21 25.83 1.72 0.7344 BW 811.83 156.9 819.44 134.39 0.8764 GL 5.61 0.84 5.07 1.00 0.0899 SBP 76.38 3.96 80.94 7.73 0.0330 DBP 53.67 6.61 58.50 1.36 0.0046 TSH 3.32 0.60 3.35 1.01 0.9429 CRP 37.39 5.69 0.86 0.98 0.0000 Total BIL 7.47 2.86 6.67 2.30 0.3616 Ht 26.68 2.88 33.70 2.87 0.0000 Hb 7.82 1.27 8.43 1.73 0.2451 Er 2.95 0.38 3.89 0.42 0.0000 Transfusion No. 9.75 3.34 1.33 0.50 0.0000 Ventilation/days 57.83 15.89 8.67 6.44 0.0000

Table 5: Characteristics of the mean value of examined factors in newborns with retinopathy of prematurity treated with diode-laser and steroids in comparison to only laser-diode group. ROP – Examined Group of Pre-matures with ROP3B+ EFP (Ridge, Fibrous Component in EFP and Plus Disease) and AP-ROP, Controls – Only Laser-treated Premature Group, sd–Standard Deviation, GA – Gestational Age, BW – Birth Weight, GL– Glucose, SBP – Systolic Arterial Pressure, DBP - Diastolic Arterial Pressure, TSH – Tyreotropin, CRP – C-Reactive Protein, Total BIL – Total Bilirubin, Ht – Hematocrit, Hb – Hemoglobin, Er – Erythrocyte, Transfusion No.–Number of Transfusions, Ventilation – Mechanical Ventilation Duration (Number of Days), p- significance level.