Journal of AAPOS : the official publication of the American Association for Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus
August 4, 2026 · via Europe PMC
Tele-ROP care: the ophthalmologist perspective and experience.
Braverman RS, Jung JL, Auer EA, Patnaik JL, Enzenauer RW, Bhatia SK, Siegel LM, Robbins SL.
AI summary — for doctors, generated from the abstract only
Only about 20% of surveyed ophthalmologists provide tele-ROP care, citing poor image quality and difficult photo interpretation as top challenges.
What was studied
Electronic questionnaire survey of 226 ophthalmologists about their experience with and perspectives on telemedicine for retinopathy of prematurity.
Key findings
- 20% (45/226) performed tele-ROP vs 73% providing in-person ROP care
- Most common challenges: poor image quality and difficulty interpreting photographs
- Most tele-ROP providers worked under a service contract
- Only 40% satisfied with tele-ROP reimbursement
Clinical relevance
This suggests that image quality, interpretation training, and reimbursement may be barriers to wider tele-ROP adoption; survey data reflect respondent perceptions only.
Who should care
Limitations
Survey with unknown response rate and potential self-selection bias; perceptions rather than outcomes.
Tele-ROP remains uncommon, held back by image quality and payment issues.
This is an AI-generated summary of the published abstract, not a clinical recommendation. It may not reflect the full text or subsequent updates — verify against the original source before acting on it.
Abstract
Purpose
To summarize ophthalmologists' perspective toward, and experience with, telemedicine ROP (tele-ROP) care.
Methods
A questionnaire was created and distributed electronically.
Results
Survey results revealed that only 20% of 226 respondents perform tele-ROP care, whereas 73% of respondents provided in-person ROP care. The most common challenges reported with tele-ROP care were poor image quality and difficulty interpreting photographs. Most respondents who provided tele-ROP care had a contract for services. Only 40% were satisfied with their tele-ROP care reimbursement.
Conclusions
A minority of survey respondents (n = 45 [20%]) offer tele-ROP care. Respondents who provide tele-ROP care reported poor image quality and difficulty interpreting photographs were the most common challenges with tele-ROP care.
DOI
10.1016/j.jaapos.2026.105276
PMID
42551583
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