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Stanford University network for diagnosis of retinopathy of prematurity (SUNDROP): 36-month experience with telemedicine screening.

Publication ,  Journal Article
Silva, RA; Murakami, Y; Lad, EM; Moshfeghi, DM
Published in: Ophthalmic Surg Lasers Imaging
2011

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: to report the 36-month experience of the Stanford University Network for Diagnosis of Retinopathy of Prematurity (SUNDROP) telemedicine initiative. PATIENTS AND METHODS: retrospective analysis of the SUNDROP archival data between December 1, 2005, and November 30, 2008, to evaluate this diagnostic technology for retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) screening. A total of 230 consecutively enrolled infants meeting ROP examination criteria were screened with the Ret-Cam II (Clarity Medical Systems, Pleasanton, CA) and evaluated by the SUNDROP reading center at Stanford University. Outcomes included referral-warranted ROP, treatment-warranted ROP, and anatomic outcomes. RESULTS: in the initial 36-month period, the SUNDROP telemedicine initiative did not miss any treatment-warranted ROP. A total of 230 infants (460 eyes) were imaged, resulting in 1,059 examinations and 10,921 unique images. Ten infants were identified with referral-warranted ROP: nine underwent laser photocoagulation and one regressed spontaneously. The sensitivity was 100% with a specificity of 99.5%. No patient progressed to retinal detachment or other adverse outcomes. CONCLUSION: the SUNDROP telemedicine screening initiative for ROP has demonstrated high reliability for identification of treatment-warranted disease. All cases of treatment-warranted disease were captured. There were no adverse outcomes.

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Ophthalmic Surg Lasers Imaging

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EISSN

1938-2375

Publication Date

2011

Volume

42

Issue

1

Start / End Page

12 / 19

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Telemedicine
  • Sensitivity and Specificity
  • Retrospective Studies
  • Retinopathy of Prematurity
  • Predictive Value of Tests
  • Photography
  • Ophthalmology & Optometry
  • Neonatal Nursing
  • Infant, Newborn
  • Image Interpretation, Computer-Assisted
 

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Silva, R. A., Murakami, Y., Lad, E. M., & Moshfeghi, D. M. (2011). Stanford University network for diagnosis of retinopathy of prematurity (SUNDROP): 36-month experience with telemedicine screening. Ophthalmic Surg Lasers Imaging, 42(1), 12–19. https://doi.org/10.3928/15428877-20100929-08
Silva, Ruwan A., Yohko Murakami, Eleonora M. Lad, and Darius M. Moshfeghi. “Stanford University network for diagnosis of retinopathy of prematurity (SUNDROP): 36-month experience with telemedicine screening.Ophthalmic Surg Lasers Imaging 42, no. 1 (2011): 12–19. https://doi.org/10.3928/15428877-20100929-08.
Silva RA, Murakami Y, Lad EM, Moshfeghi DM. Stanford University network for diagnosis of retinopathy of prematurity (SUNDROP): 36-month experience with telemedicine screening. Ophthalmic Surg Lasers Imaging. 2011;42(1):12–9.
Silva, Ruwan A., et al. “Stanford University network for diagnosis of retinopathy of prematurity (SUNDROP): 36-month experience with telemedicine screening.Ophthalmic Surg Lasers Imaging, vol. 42, no. 1, 2011, pp. 12–19. Pubmed, doi:10.3928/15428877-20100929-08.
Silva RA, Murakami Y, Lad EM, Moshfeghi DM. Stanford University network for diagnosis of retinopathy of prematurity (SUNDROP): 36-month experience with telemedicine screening. Ophthalmic Surg Lasers Imaging. 2011;42(1):12–19.

Published In

Ophthalmic Surg Lasers Imaging

DOI

EISSN

1938-2375

Publication Date

2011

Volume

42

Issue

1

Start / End Page

12 / 19

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Telemedicine
  • Sensitivity and Specificity
  • Retrospective Studies
  • Retinopathy of Prematurity
  • Predictive Value of Tests
  • Photography
  • Ophthalmology & Optometry
  • Neonatal Nursing
  • Infant, Newborn
  • Image Interpretation, Computer-Assisted