Kaitlyn Santineau, Temiloluwa M Abikoye, Cynthia M Guerin
PURPOSE: To assess the level and the determinants of compliance with outpatient retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) examination appointments at a tertiary academic center. METHODS: The medical records of babies scheduled for outpatient ROP examination between January 1, 2022, and December 31, 2022, were reviewed retrospectively. Data collected included appointments scheduled and attended, birth weight, gestational age, ROP staging at discharge, maternal ethnicity (self-identified), household type, proximity to hospital and median family income (US Census based on home zip codes)...
January 17, 2024: Journal of AAPOS: the Official Publication of the American Association for Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus