Open AccessHabilitation services for children blind from retinopathy of prematurity: Health care professionals' perspective in Maharashtra
Author(s) -
Sucheta Kulkarni,
Clare Gilbert,
Nilesh Kakade,
Kuldeep Dole,
Col Madan Deshpande,
Rajvardhan Azad
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
indian journal of ophthalmology/indian journal of ophthalmology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.542
H-Index - 51
eISSN - 1998-3689
pISSN - 0301-4738
DOI - 10.4103/ijo.ijo_573_18
Subject(s) - medicine , habilitation , retinopathy of prematurity , referral , rehabilitation , childhood blindness , family medicine , health care , nursing , physical therapy , pregnancy , gestational age , philosophy , biology , humanities , genetics , economic growth , economics
To explore the knowledge of retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) and habilitation services for children with visual loss from ROP, among health care professionals (HCPs) involved in care of preterm children and to explore their attitudes and practices in relation to referral for habilitation.