• Retina
• embryology and development

Routine screening of premature infants for the development of retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) is one of the most significant advances in paediatric ophthalmology. The UK screening criteria, based on peer-reviewed articles, set the level of screening to catch as many affected babies as possible. Guidelines published by the Royal College of Ophthalmologists state evidence level B for screening all babies less than 31 weeks gestational age (GA) or less than 1251 g birth weight (BW) but as a good practice guide (GPP) to keep screening at 32 weeks or less and below 1501 g.1 The American Academy of Pediatrics guidelines states that infants with a BW less than 1500 g or GA of 32 weeks or less should be screened but also gives flexibility.2

ROP …