Comparison of the detection rates for retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) of the 2013 Philippine Academy of Ophthalmology (PAO) Revised Philippine Guidelines and the 2005 PAO-Philippine Pediatric Society (PPS) Guidelines for ROP screening in the Philippine General Hospital: a 5-year review.
Jose Antonio Tan PaulinoAlvina Pauline Dy SantiagoDarby Espiritu SantiagoPublished in: BMJ open ophthalmology (2020)
In PGH, no infants with ROP were missed using the 2005 recommendations. There was no added benefit of increasing threshold for BW and GA as recommended by the 2013 PAO guidelines. Screening guidelines should, however, be tailored to institutional needs, requirements and experience.