Programme planning and screening strategy in retinopathy of prematurity.
Retinopathy of Prematurity (ROP) is one of the major emerging causes of childhood blindness. A well organised screening strategy and timely intervention can to a large extent prevent blindness due to ROP. This communication proposes a screening strategy and management plan to develop a model for the care of babies with ROP.
Jalali
Subhadra
S
Smt. Kannuri Santhamma Retina-vitreous centre, L V Prasad Eye Institute, Banjara Hills, Hyderabad, India. subhadra@lvpeye.stph.net
Anand
Raj
R
Kumar
Harsh
H
Dogra
Mangat R
MR
Azad
Rajvardhan
R
Gopal
Lingam
L
D001766:Blindness / Q000517:prevention & control; D006285:Health Planning / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D007194:India; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007363:Intensive Care Units, Neonatal / Q000458:organization & administration*; D015997:Neonatal Screening / Q000379:methods*; D012178:Retinopathy of Prematurity / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D015351:Vision Screening / Q000379:methods*