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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Published in:Seminars in perinatology Vol. 43; no. 6; pp. 317 - 322
Main Authors: Gilbert, Clare, Malik, Aeesha N.J., Nahar, Nazmun, Das, Sanjoy Kumer, Visser, Linda, Sitati, Sarah, Ademola-Popoola, Dupe S.
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: United States Elsevier Inc 01.10.2019
Subjects:
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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Summary: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