Screening for retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) in South Africa: data from a newly established prospective regional register.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) registers enable population-based studies to monitor ROP screening programmes to improve their effectiveness. The aim of this study was to determine the frequency of ROP and the coverage of screening in a South African cohort using a prospective ROP South African (ROPSA) register.

Methods and analysis

Infants born from 1 May 2022 to 31 January 2023 and screened prospectively for ROP at five neonatal intensive care units in Cape Town were included. The screening criteria were a gestational age (GA) <32 weeks or birth weight (BW) <1250 g. Data were extracted from the ROPSA register and analysed.

Results

696 of 1154 (60.3%) eligible infants were screened, almost half of whom (45.7%) did not complete screening. ROP was detected i

SUBMITTER: van der Lecq T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11979502 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature