Epidemiology of ROP update – Africa is the new frontier

Several epidemics of blindness due to retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) have been described, with the most recent (the third) occurring in middle income countries in Latin America and Eastern Europe initially, and more recently in the more advanced economies in Asia. In these settings, which are char...

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Vydáno v:	Seminars in perinatology Ročník 43; číslo 6; s. 317 - 322
Hlavní autoři:	Gilbert, Clare, Malik, Aeesha N.J., Nahar, Nazmun, Das, Sanjoy Kumer, Visser, Linda, Sitati, Sarah, Ademola-Popoola, Dupe S.
Médium:	Journal Article
Jazyk:	angličtina
Vydáno:	United States Elsevier Inc 01.10.2019
Témata:	Africa Africa - epidemiology Blindness - diagnosis Blindness - epidemiology Blindness - etiology Blindness - therapy Epidemiology Europe, Eastern - epidemiology Health Policy Homeodomain Proteins Humans Infant, Newborn Infant, Premature Intensive Care, Neonatal Latin America - epidemiology Neonatal and Perinatal Medicine Preterm infants Preventive Health Services Retinopathy of prematurity Retinopathy of Prematurity - complications Retinopathy of Prematurity - diagnosis Retinopathy of Prematurity - epidemiology Retinopathy of Prematurity - therapy Severity of Illness Index Europe, Eastern Africa Latin America Retinopathy of prematurity Epidemiology Africa Preterm infants
ISSN:	0146-0005, 1558-075X, 1558-075X
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Shrnutí:	Several epidemics of blindness due to retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) have been described, with the most recent (the third) occurring in middle income countries in Latin America and Eastern Europe initially, and more recently in the more advanced economies in Asia. In these settings, which are characterized by variation in the quality of neonatal care and inadequate coverage of ROP screening and treatment, larger, more mature infants are affected as well as extremely preterm infants. In 2010 the annual incidence of blindness and visual impairment from ROP globally was estimated to be 32,300, with the lowest incidence in sub-Saharan countries. However, ROP is likely to become an increasingly important cause of blindness in children in sub-Saharan Africa as neonatal care expands unless policies and programmes for control are included at the outset.
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ISSN:	0146-0005 1558-075X 1558-075X
DOI:	10.1053/j.semperi.2019.05.002