Author/Authors :
Kulkarni, Sucheta Department of Retina - PBMA’s H V Desai Eye Hospital - Pune, India , Kakade, Nilesh Department of Retina - PBMA’s H V Desai Eye Hospital - Pune, India , Khandekar, Rajiv Department of Research - King Khalid Eye Specialist Hospital - Riyadh, Saudi Arabia , Narwadkar, Pravin Department of Retina - PBMA’s H V Desai Eye Hospital - Pune, India , Deshpande, Col. M Department of Retina - PBMA’s H V Desai Eye Hospital - Pune, India
Abstract :
We would like to report a pilot study to establish the use
of smart phone as a diagnostic tool for detecting severe
retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) compared to digital
wide‑field photographic images.
ROP is fast emerging as an important cause of childhood
blindness in India.[1‑3] In spite of recommendations for
screening of preterm babies to rule out ROP,[4] there is no
evidence of universal ROP screening programs in India.
Lack of awareness and limited trained manpower are
important barriers in implementing screening programs
for ROP. Assigning the task of performing retinal
photography to a trained technician and implementing
telemedicine models for ROP screening are methods that
can be used to overcome these barriers.
