We appreciate the astute, international comments by Dr Parca on our article warning against overzealous examination guideline workload reduction instead balanced with the regional and institutional propensity toward treatment-warranted retinopathy of prematurity.
Even in rodent models of oxygen-induced retinopathy, disease severity is influenced by differences in oxygen delivery and genetic subtypes. The American Academy of Pediatrics’ initial examination and follow-up guidelines are built on a premise of uniform delivery of neonatal intensive care, which may not be comparable in different regions of the world.
We laud these evidence-based efforts to protect infant sight worldwide.
CRediT authorship contribution statement
ROBERT W. ARNOLD: Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Project administration, Resources, Software, Supervision, Validation, Visualization, Writing– original draft. JACK JACOB: Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Project administration, Resources, Software, Supervision, Validation, Visualization, Writing– original draft. AMY HUTCHINSON: Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Project administration, Resources, Supervision, Validation, Visualization, Writing– review & editing. LANCE SIEGEL: Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Project administration, Resources, Supervision, Validation, Visualization, Writing– review & editing. TOM LEE: Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Resources, Supervision, Validation, Visualization, Writing– review & editing. CAROLINA ADAMS: Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Project administration, Resources, Supervision, Validation, Visualization, Writing– review & editing.
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