Advanced search
Publication Cover
Ophthalmic Epidemiology Volume 18, 2011 - Issue 6
Submit an article Journal homepage
134
Views
5
CrossRef citations to date
0
Altmetric
Original Article

The Utility of Non-ophthalmologist Examination of Eyes at Risk for Serious Retinopathy of Prematurity

Luz Consuelo Zepeda-RomeroDepartment of Retinopathy of Prematurity and Blindness Prevention, Hospital Civil de Guadalajara, Centro Universitario de Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad de Guadalajara, MexicoCorrespondence[email protected]
,
Juan Carlos Barrera-de-LeónEsperanza López Mateos Maternal and Children’s Hospital, Guadalajara, Mexico
,
Cesareo González-BernalEsperanza López Mateos Maternal and Children’s Hospital, Guadalajara, Mexico
,
Mario Marquez-AmezcuaSecretaria de Salud Jalisco, Guadalajara, Mexico
,
Verónica Diaz-ArteagaHealth Department of the State of Jalisco, Guadalajara, Mexico
,
Eusebio Angulo-CastellanosNeonatology, Hospital Civil de Guadalajara, Guadalajara, Mexico
,
Jose Alfonso Gutiérrez-PadillaUCINEX, Hospital Civil de Guadalajara, Guadalajara, México
&
Hector Gallardo-RincónDirector de soluciones, Instituto Carlos Slim de la Salud A.C., México.
 show all
Pages 264-268 | Received 29 Oct 2010, Accepted 03 Jun 2011, Published online: 04 Nov 2011

REFERENCES

  • Saunders RA, Donahue ML, Berland JE, Roberts EL, Von Powers B, Rust PF. Non-ophthalmologist screening for retinopathy of prematurity. Br J Ophthalmol 2000;84:130–134.
  • Saunders RA, Bluestein EC, Berland JE, Donahue ML, Wilson ME, Rust PF. Can non-ophthalmologists screen for retinopathy of prematurity? J Pediatr Ophthalmol Strabismus 1995;32:302–304
  • Gilbert C, Fielder A, Gordillo L, Quinn G, Semiglia R, Visintin P, Zin A; International NO-ROP Group. Characteristics of infants with severe retinopathy of prematurity in countries with low, moderate, and high levels of development: implications for screening programs. Pediatrics 2005;115:e518–525.
  • Gilbert C, Rahi J, Eckstein M, O’Sullivan J, Foster A. Retinopathy of prematurity in middle-income countries. Lancet 1997:5;350:12–14.
  • Gilbert C. Retinopathy of prematurity: a global perspective of the epidemics, population of babies at risk and implications for control. Early Hum Dev 2008;84:77–82.
  • Azad RV, Manjunatha NP, Pal N, Deorari AK. Retinopathy of prematurity screening by non-retinologists. Indian J Pediatr 2006;73:515–318.
  • Saunders RA, Bluestein EC, Sinatra RB, Wilson ME, O’Neil JW, Rust PF. The predictive value of posterior pole vessels in retinopathy of prematurity. J Pediatr Ophthalmol Strabismus 1995;32:82–85.
  • Skalet AH, Quinn GE, Ying GS, et al. Telemedicine screening for retinopathy of prematurity in developing countries using digital retinal images: a feasibility project. J AAPOS 2008;12:252–258.
  • Early Treatment For Retinopathy Of Prematurity Cooperative Group. Revised indications for the treatment of retinopathy of prematurity: results of the early treatment for retinopathy of prematurity randomized trial. Arch Ophthalmol 2003; 121:1684–1694.
  • Wallace DK, Kylstra JA, Chesnutt DA. Prognostic significance of vascular dilation and tortuosity insufficient for plus disease in retinopathy of prematurity. J AAPOS 2000;4:224–229.
  • International Committee for the Classification of Retinopathy of Prematurity. The International Classification of Retinopathy of Prematurity revisited. Arch Ophthalmol 2005;123:991–999.
  • Phelps D. Its Plus disease, isn’t it? Arch Ophthalmol 2007;125:963–964.
  • Good WV. Screening for retinopathy of prematurity: no ophthalmologist required? Br J Ophthalmol 2000;84:127–128.

Reprints and Corporate Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

To request a reprint or corporate permissions for this article, please click on the relevant link below:

Order Reprints Request Corporate Permissions

Academic Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

Obtain permissions instantly via Rightslink by clicking on the button below:

Request Academic Permissions

If you are unable to obtain permissions via Rightslink, please complete and submit this Permissions form. For more information, please visit our Permissions help page.

Related research

People also read lists articles that other readers of this article have read.

Recommended articles lists articles that we recommend and is powered by our AI driven recommendation engine.

Cited by lists all citing articles based on Crossref citations.
Articles with the Crossref icon will open in a new tab.