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. 2018;31(101):S23-S24.

Evolution of ROP screening at Aravind Eye Hospital, Coimbatore - Lessons learnt and the way ahead

Parag K Shah  1 , V Narendran  2 , N Kalpana  3
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Evolution of ROP screening at Aravind Eye Hospital, Coimbatore - Lessons learnt and the way ahead

Parag K Shah et al. Community Eye Health. 2018.
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ROP trainee practising indirect laser on RetiEye.
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Cities covered in the states of Tamil Nadu and Kerala under the ROPE-SOS Tele-screening project.
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Figure 3
Bar diagram showing a steady increase in ROP cases in Aravind Eye Hospital, Coimbatore over a period of 13 years (2004 – 2017).
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