Mora Justin S, Waite Christopher, Gilbert Clare E, Breidenstein Brenda, Sloper John J
International Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus Council, San Francisco, USA.
Auckland Eye, Remuera, Auckland, New Zealand.
Br J Ophthalmol. 2018 Jan;102(1):9-13. doi: 10.1136/bjophthalmol-2017-310709. Epub 2017 Aug 30.
To ascertain which countries in the world have retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) screening programmes and guidelines and how these were developed.
An email database was created and requests were sent to ophthalmologists in 141 nations to complete an online survey on ROP screening in their country.
Representatives from 92/141 (65%) countries responded. 78/92 (85%) have existing ROP screening programmes, and 68/78 (88%) have defined screening criteria. Some countries have limited screening and those areas which have no screening or for which there is inadequate knowledge are mainly Southeast Asia, Africa and some former Soviet states.
With the increasing survival of premature babies in lower-middle-income and low-income countries, it is important to ensure that adequate ROP screening and treatment is in place. This information will help organisations focus their resources on those areas most in need.
确定世界上哪些国家设有早产儿视网膜病变（ROP）筛查项目和指南，以及这些项目和指南是如何制定的。
创建了一个电子邮件数据库，并向141个国家的眼科医生发送请求，要求他们完成一项关于本国ROP筛查的在线调查。
141个国家中有92个（65%）国家的代表做出了回应。92个国家中有78个（85%）设有现有的ROP筛查项目，78个设有筛查项目的国家中有68个（88%）制定了筛查标准。一些国家的筛查范围有限，主要在东南亚、非洲和一些前苏联国家的部分地区没有筛查或缺乏相关知识。
随着中低收入和低收入国家早产儿存活率的不断提高，确保有足够的ROP筛查和治疗措施至关重要。这些信息将有助于各组织将资源集中于最需要的地区。
