Variations in prevalence of retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) and completeness of screening in five units within a South African region: a register-based study
Completeness of screening and ROP prevalence varied widely in the units. Of concern is the high proportion of infants with ROP, including stage 3 ROP, who do not complete screening. Measures to increase completeness of screening are needed to improve the detection of cases requiring treatment. The ROPSA register will allow these improvements to be monitored over time.
Authors
- Nicola Freeman
- Phumza Nongena (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9256-270X)
- Alexander Geragotellis (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7191-7885)
- Rudzani Muloiwa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4527-0827)
- Helga Inez Abrahamse-Pillay
- G Káli
- Teboho Seobi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7125-4217)
- Lloyd Tooke (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5905-9996)
- Linda Visser (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7609-6158)
- Adriaan Daniels (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0009-3029-3602)
- Jaco Murray
- M. du Preez
- E Jordaan Jordaan
- Tshilidzi van der Lecq (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4712-453X)
- Adrie Bekker
- Nicole Meiring
- Neeran Reddy
- On behalf of the Dutch MIRECA Collaborative Group
- Michael Harrison
- Gerd Holmström
- Shakti Pillay
- Natasha Rhoda
Institutions
- South African Medical Research Council (ZA)
- Uppsala University (SE)
- Western Cape Department of Health (ZA)
- University of Cape Town (ZA)
- Stellenbosch University (ZA)
- Somerset Hospital (ZA)
- Groote Schuur Hospital (ZA)
- Tygerberg Hospital (ZA)
- Red Cross War Memorial Children's Hospital (ZA)
- University of the Western Cape (ZA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Eye
- Published
- 2026-02-17
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1038/s41433-026-04257-y
- Primary Topic
- Retinopathy of Prematurity Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00