A worldwide survey of retinopathy of prematurity screening
| Autor: | Brenda G. Breidenstein, Justin S Mora, John J. Sloper, Clare Gilbert, Christopher Waite |
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| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
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medicine.medical_specialty Gestational Age Global Health Southeast asia 03 medical and health sciences Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience 0302 clinical medicine Neonatal Screening Vision Screening 030225 pediatrics Surveys and Questionnaires Global health Medicine Humans Retinopathy of Prematurity business.industry Public health Infant Newborn Retinopathy of prematurity medicine.disease Infant newborn Sensory Systems Ophthalmology Family medicine 030221 ophthalmology & optometry Optometry Female Morbidity business Infant Premature |
| Zdroj: | The British journal of ophthalmology. 102(1) |
| ISSN: | 1468-2079 |
| Popis: | BackgroundTo ascertain which countries in the world have retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) screening programmes and guidelines and how these were developed.MethodsAn email database was created and requests were sent to ophthalmologists in 141 nations to complete an online survey on ROP screening in their country.ResultsRepresentatives from 92/141 (65%) countries responded. 78/92 (85%) have existing ROP screening programmes, and 68/78 (88%) have defined screening criteria. Some countries have limited screening and those areas which have no screening or for which there is inadequate knowledge are mainly Southeast Asia, Africa and some former Soviet states.DiscussionWith the increasing survival of premature babies in lower-middle-income and low-income countries, it is important to ensure that adequate ROP screening and treatment is in place. This information will help organisations focus their resources on those areas most in need. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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