Open AccessAdopting western retinopathy of prematurity screening programs in eastern countries, are we screening properly?
Author(s) -
Almutez Gharaibeh,
Mohammed Khassawneh,
Wadah Khriesat,
S.Q. Al-Khatib,
Yazan Khalid AbedAllah Migdadi
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
middle east african journal of ophthalmology (print)
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.357
H-Index - 25
eISSN - 0975-1599
pISSN - 0974-9233
DOI - 10.4103/0974-9233.84047
Subject(s) - medicine , retinopathy of prematurity , gestational age , pediatrics , birth weight , neonatology , neonatal intensive care unit , low birth weight , population , pregnancy , genetics , environmental health , biology
To describe retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) among Jordanian preterm infants and evaluate the efficacy of applying current Western screening guidelines for Jordanian preterms.