Plus Disease in Retinopathy of Prematurity: Diagnostic Trends in 2016 Versus 2007.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

To identify any temporal trends in the diagnosis of plus disease in retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) by experts.

Design

Reliability analysis.

Methods

ROP experts were recruited in 2007 and 2016 to classify 34 wide-field fundus images of ROP as plus, pre-plus, or normal, coded as "3," "2," and "1," respectively, in the database. The main outcome was the average calculated score for each image in each cohort. Secondary outcomes included correlation on the relative ordering of the images in 2016 vs 2007, interexpert agreement, and intraexpert agreement.

Results

The average score for each image was higher for 30 of 34 (88%) images in 2016 compared with 2007, influenced by fewer images classified as normal (P < .01), a similar number of pre-plus (P = .52), a

SUBMITTER: Moleta C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5376516 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature