title: Programme planning and screening strategy in retinopathy of prematurity.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Smt. Kannuri Santhamma Retina-vitreous centre, L V Prasad Eye Institute, Banjara Hills, Hyderabad, India. subhadra@lvpeye.stph.net
authors.forename: Subhadra
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Jalali
authors.forename: Raj
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Anand
authors.forename: Harsh
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kumar
authors.forename: Mangat R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Dogra
authors.forename: Rajvardhan
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Azad
authors.forename: Lingam
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Gopal
mesh_terms: 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*