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Br J Ophthalmol 86:1127-1130 doi:10.1136/bjo.86.10.1127
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    • Clinical science

Screening for retinopathy of prematurity

Table 4

Sensitivity and negative predictive value of American Academy of Pediatrics 1997 guidelines5 for retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) screening

ROP identified using local guidelines
Any ROP No ROP ROP ≥ stage 3 ROP < stage 3
ROP identified using 1997–2001 AAP guidelines
    Yes 142 136 50 228
    No 11 149 2 158
Sensitivity 93% 96%
Negative predictive value 93% 99%

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