A Good Way to Reduce Screening for Retinopathy of Prematurity: Development of the ROP Model in a China Preterm Population

• Main Authors: Wenqian Ding (Author), Chenghan Luo (Author), Xinru Cheng (Author), Zanyang Shi (Author), Mengyuan Lei (Author), Junbo Rong (Author), Min Song (Author), Wenjun Cao (Author), Jingdi Zhang (Author), Jian Ge (Author), Mengmeng Wang (Author), Yixia Zhang (Author), Peige Xia (Author), Li Wang (Author), Yufeng Liu (Author), Qian Zhang (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2021-06-01T00:00:00Z.
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Importance: Retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) is a preventable cause of blindness in children. Without treatment, more than 45% of eyes may suffer permanent vision loss. Current ROP screening guidelines, which include a range of birth weights (BWs) and gestational ages (GAs), may require screening ma...