Retinopathy of prematurity care: patterns of care and workforce analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

To describe the workforce that provides retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) care.

Methods

We surveyed a random sample of ophthalmologists' offices by telephone (n = 1504) and then sent a mail survey to those who were reported to provide care to infants (n = 486). Workforce estimates were based on the total number of ophthalmologists in the United States.

Results

Thirty percent of ophthalmologists were reported to care for children younger than 1 year of age; 11% of all ophthalmologists examine for (1815; 95% confidence interval [95% CI] 1340-2379) and 6% treat ROP (983, 95% CI 649-1421). ROP examinations are provided by an equal number who have completed fellowship training in pediatric ophthalmology and strabismus (254, 95% CI 182-327) as have not completed any

SUBMITTER: Kemper AR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC2566307 | biostudies-literature | 2008 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature