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Free online educational material on ROP is available on this website in the interest of maximizing clinical outcomes for infants at-risk for ROP.

Course Title

ROP Education Module

Authors

Antonio Capone, Jr., M.D., Kimberly A. Drenser, M.D., Michael T. Trese, M.D.

Target Audience

Ophthalmologists who participate in ROP surveillance by remote examination and/or treatment of retinopathy of prematurity.

Objectives

By participation in this course, you will learn about:

ROP classification (per the original and updated ICROP reports)
The pathogenesis of ROP
The clinical appearance of the various stages of ROP
The clinical trials which have impacted on ROP standards of care
Evidence based ROP surveillance recommendations
Digital photographic bedside surveillance
Timing of ROP intervention
ROP treatment (acute and cicatricial ROP)
Factors impacting on visual outcome
Features of ROP in formerly premature adults
Risk-management considerations for those providing ROP services

Link to ROP education module: Education Menu - Introduction to ROP
Link to CME examination: CME Overview and Registration

Detailed information for parents of premature and formerly premature infants is available at the website of the Ropard Foundation.

Browser Requirements

The Web pages and Web-based applications hosted by the FocusROP require a minimum (or higher) Web browser of Microsoft Internet Explorer 7.0, Mozilla Firefox 3.6, Apple Safari 4, Google Chrome 10, or any other Web browser that is fully compatible with these browsers.