Why Do We Still Rely on Ophthalmoscopy to Diagnose Retinopathy of Prematurity?
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Retinopathy of prematurity: do we still have a problem?: the Charles L. Schepens lecture.
OBJECTIVE To assess the present-day prevalence of retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) worldwide. METHODS A search of the literature was conducted to better define the worldwide experience with ROP. An interview was also conducted with 2 schools for the blind, Overbrook in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and Perkins in Watertown, Massachusetts. The study also is based on personal experience with ROP ...
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عنوان ژورنال: JAMA Ophthalmology
سال: 2018
ISSN: 2168-6165
DOI: 10.1001/jamaophthalmol.2018.1539