The KIDROP model of combining strategies for providing retinopathy of prematurity screening in underserved areas in India using wide-field imaging, tele-medicine, non-physician graders and smart phone reporting

The KIDROP model of combining strategies for providing retinopathy of prematurity screening in underserved areas in India using wide-field imaging, tele-medicine, non-physician graders and smart phone reporting

Aim: To report the Karnataka Internet Assisted Diagnosis of Retinopathy of Prematurity (KIDROP) program for retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) screening in underserved rural areas using an indigenously developed tele-ROP model. Materials and Methods: KIDROP currently provides ROP screening and treatme...

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Main Authors: Anand Vinekar, Clare Gilbert, Mangat Dogra, Mathew Kurian, Gangadharan Shainesh, Bhujang Shetty, Noel Bauer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2014-01-01
Series:Indian Journal of Ophthalmology
Subjects:
Lasik
corneal scars
corneoplastique
premium cataract surgery
refractive complications
radial keratotomy
pterygium
pinguecula
astigmatism
Antioxidants
electromagnetic ration
glutathione
lens
oxidative stress
2-ethylpyridine
apoptosis
ARPE-19 cells
cigarette smoke toxicant
mitochondrial membrane potential
reactive oxygen/nitrogen species
Intacs
keratoconus
nomogram
Allograft
autograft
cell-based therapy
limbus
limbal stem cell deficiency
limbal transplantation
niche
stem cells
Infant blindness
iPhone
middle-income countries
non-physician graders
Retcam
retinopathy of prematurity (ROP)
rural areas
screening
smart phones
telemedicine
tele-ophthalmology
tele-ROP
wide-field digital imaging
Online Access:http://www.ijo.in/article.asp?issn=0301-4738;year=2014;volume=62;issue=1;spage=41;epage=49;aulast=Vinekar

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