Abstract
Retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) is the leading cause of blindness for children,early detection and treatment can prevent ROP progression and improve the visual prognosis.ROP prevention system,including advocacy,screening,diagnosis/treatment and follow-up,is the key to reducing the rate of blindness in children.The proposed tertiary ROP prevention network includes primary health centers in county-level,secondary health centers in municipal-level and tertiary health centers in provincial-level or national-level.The idea is to explore the greatest benefits in the ROP prevention process from the existing allocation of medical resources,but also to avoid wasting at the current stage of social development.We tested this idea in Shaanxi Province recently.The preliminary practice results indicated that ROP tertiary prevention network can increase the ROP screening coverage,promote the prevention and treatment of ROP.However this work is still in its infancy.We need to expand its scope and strength the advocacy efforts to find a way to prevent and treat ROP in China. Key words: Retinopathy of prematurity/epidemiology; Retinopathy of prematurity/therapy; Retinopathy of prematurity/prevention & control; Editorial
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