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Review
. 2018 Jan-Feb;7(1):52-55.
doi: 10.22608/APO.2017478. Epub 2017 Jan 26.

Telemedicine for ROP

Parag K Shah  1 , Appanraj Ramya  1 , Venkatapathy Narendran  1
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Telemedicine for ROP

Parag K Shah et al. Asia Pac J Ophthalmol (Phila). 2018 Jan-Feb.
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Abstract

With the increasing survival of preterm babies in the Asia-Pacific region, there has been an increase in the incidence of retinopathy of prematurity (ROP). There is also a lack of trained ophthalmologists to screen for this disease. New strategies for screening of ROP are required, wherein the load on the ophthalmologist can be reduced. Telemedicine is an excellent tool to address this need. This paper reviews the initial studies comparing digital imaging with indirect ophthalmoscopy, the current active ROP telescreening programs in the world, and ends with studies dealing with automated diagnosis of ROP.

Keywords: ROP; telemedicine; telescreening.

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