Challenges of Ophthalmic Care in the Developing World

Retinopathy of prematurity: screening and treatment in Costa Rica

“…ROP screening and treatment programmes face challenges in low-income and middle-income countries due to difficult access and coordination of care 3. While reports from other Latin American countries exist, the incidence and outcomes of ROP in Costa Rica have not been reported 4…”

Computer-Based Image Analysis for Plus Disease Diagnosis in Retinopathy of Prematurity: Performance of the “i-ROP” System and Image Features Associated With Expert Diagnosis

“…Despite major advances in our understanding of ROP pathogenesis, risk factors, and treatment, the worldwide prevalence of disease is projected to rise due to increased survival of preterm infants, and to persistent challenges in ROP education. [8][9][10][11] Telemedicine has been used to address these challenges in delivery of care, and computer-based image analysis could complement these systems. [12][13][14][15] There have been numerous studies on computeraided quantification of vascular features in ROP.…”

Retinopathy of Prematurity

“…In such cases, there is a disparity between saving premature infants and successfully diagnosing and managing their ROP [1].…”

“…etinopathy of prematurity (ROP) is a disorder of retinal blood vessel development in low birth weight preterm infants and is the second leading cause of childhood blindness in the United States behind cortical visual impairment [1]. ROP is a complex disease process initiated in part by a lack of complete retinal vascularization in premature infants.…”