Uniform care may minimize extensive number of exams in infants with ROP

Establishing uniform care for infants with retinopathy of prematurity may alleviate the number of unnecessary examinations that are performed, a physician said in a presentation at the American Association for Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus annual meeting in New Orleans.“While protocols exist for evaluation of ROP, actual physician practice may vary,” Amanda L. Way, MD, said in her delivery of results of a Web-based survey of 267 physician respondents who related their preferences for ROP treatment.

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