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Timing of Stage 2 ROP May Help Identify High-Risk Eyes

In a study presented at Retina Society, stage 2 diagnosis at an earlier postmenstrual age was associated with higher treatment rates and a greater proportion of zone I disease.

By: Jim Gallagher, senior managing editor
Retinal Physician September 26, 2026
4 Topic Commentaries

Timing of Stage 2 ROP May Help Identify High-Risk Eyes

  • Gil Binenbaum, MD, MSCE

    Pediatric ophthalmology; Retinopathy of prematurity (ROP)

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    Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia

    We developed a new set of criteria that appeared to more accurately predict ROP.

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  • Darius M. Moshfeghi, MD

    Retina; ROP telemedicine and screening

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    Stanford University, Byers Eye Institute

    If you screen babies in a timely fashion, there should be no infant that goes blind from this disease — that’s our premise.

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  • Neil Bressler, MD

    Retina; Pediatric retinal disease

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    Wilmer Eye Institute, Johns Hopkins Medicine

    these treatments are only effective if you know which premature infants need treatment.

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  • Robert J. Hardy, PhD

    Biostatistics; Ophthalmic clinical trials (ROP)

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    The University of Texas School of Public Health, Houston

    Additional research is needed to identify still better methods for the prevention and treatment of severe ROP.

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