The current state of retinopathy of prematurity in India, Kenya, Mexico, Nigeria, Philippines, Romania, Thailand, and Venezuela

Theodore Bowe, BS; Lily Nyamai, MD; Dupe Ademola-Popoola, MD; Atchara Amphornphruet, MD; Rachelle Anzures, MD; Linda A. Cernichiaro-Espinosa, MD; Roseline Duke, MD; Fahir Duran, MD; Maria Ana Martinez-Castellanos, MD; Prabhujot Kaur Multani, DNB; Cristina E. Nitulescu, MD; Tapas Ranjan Padhi, MS; Boontip Tipsuriyaporn, MD; R.V. Paul Chan, MD, MSc; Yoshihiro Yonekawa, MD

doi:10.5693/djo.01.2019.08.002

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Published: Oct 12, 2019

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5693/djo.01.2019.08.002

Theodore Bowe, BS

Retina Service, Massachusetts Eye and Ear, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Masschusetts; Department of Ophthalmology, Boston Children’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Masschusetts

Lily Nyamai, MD

Department of Ophthalmology, University of Nairobi, College of Health Sciences, Nairobi, Kenya

Dupe Ademola-Popoola, MD

Department of Ophthalmology, University of Ilorin and University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital, Ilorin, Nigeria

Atchara Amphornphruet, MD

Department of Ophthalmology, Queen Sirikit National Institute of Child Health, Bangkok, Thailand

Rachelle Anzures, MD

Retina Service, St. Lukes Medical Center, Manila, Phillipines

Linda A. Cernichiaro-Espinosa, MD

Retina and Vitreous Department, Asociación para Evitar la Ceguera en Mexico, “Hospital Luis Sanchez Bulnes,” IAP, Mexico City, Mexico

Roseline Duke, MD

Calabar Childrens Eye Center, Department of Ophthalmology, University of Calabar, Calabar, Nigeria

Fahir Duran, MD

Department of Ophthalmology, Hospital Pediatrico Dr. Agustin Zubillaga, Barquisimeto, Venezuela

Maria Ana Martinez-Castellanos, MD

Retina Service, St. Luke’s Medical Center, Manila, Phillipines

Prabhujot Kaur Multani, DNB

Retina Service, L.V. Prasad Eye Institute, Bhubaneswar, India

Cristina E. Nitulescu, MD

Marie Sklodowska Curie Children’s Clinical Hospital, Bucharest, Romania

Tapas Ranjan Padhi, MS

Retina Service, Massachusetts Eye and Ear, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts

Boontip Tipsuriyaporn, MD

Retina Service, Massachusetts Eye and Ear, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts; Department of Ophthalmology, Boston Children’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts; Department of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine, Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand

R.V. Paul Chan, MD, MSc

Department of Ophthalmology, University of Illinois Chicago School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois

Yoshihiro Yonekawa, MD

Mid Atlantic Retina, Wills Eye Hospital, Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Abstract

Retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) is one of the leading causes of preventable blindness in children worldwide. Middle-income nations are currently experiencing epidemic levels of ROP, because greater access to neonatal intensive care units has improved survival rates of premature infants, but without sophisticated oxygen regulation. The epidemiology, screening infrastructure, treatment options, and challenges that these countries face are often tied to unique local socioeconomic, cultural, geopolitical, and medical factors. We present an overview and narratives of the current state of ROP in eight countries that are or soon will be experiencing ROP epidemics—India, Kenya, Mexico, Nigeria, Phillipines, Romania, Thailand, and Venezuela—with a view to fostering both an understanding of the differences in the ROP landscape in various settings and an interest in the further development of ROP screening and treatment services tailored to local requirements.

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Bowe, BS T, Nyamai, MD L, Ademola-Popoola, MD D, Amphornphruet, MD A, Anzures, MD R, Cernichiaro-Espinosa, MD LA, Duke, MD R, Duran, MD F, Martinez-Castellanos, MD MA, Multani, DNB PK, Nitulescu, MD CE, Padhi, MS TR, Tipsuriyaporn, MD B, Chan, MD, MSc RP, Yonekawa, MD Y. The current state of retinopathy of prematurity in India, Kenya, Mexico, Nigeria, Philippines, Romania, Thailand, and Venezuela. Digit J Ophthalmol. 2019;25(4):49-58. doi:10.5693/djo.01.2019.08.002