Retinopathy of prematurity

Recognising this fact, the World Health Organization has identified ROP as a leading cause of vision impairment in children in the developing world. 1 Others have identified ROP as an important, increasingly common, and potentially treatable condition in emerging economies. 2, 3 No doubt, improvements in neonatal care in various regions of the world are allowing smaller infants to survive. [...]the family would need to live near an urban centre to gain access to more modern types of treatment. [...]we may not know the number of premature infants in a given region.