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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2007 Dec 12.
Published in final edited form as: Pediatrics. 2007 Sep;120(3):527–531. doi: 10.1542/peds.2007-0378

Table 2.

Degree to which respondents report the listed barriers as affecting ROP screening*

Major Barrier Minor Barrier Not a Barrier
Lack of available eye care specialists 26% 27% 47%
Difficulty in tracking which children in the NICU need to be examined  5% 18% 77%
Inability to ensure children receive screening after transfer to another NICU 11% 43% 45%
Difficulty in arranging screening for children who are discharged to home 11% 48% 42%
Families do not follow-up for scheduled ROP screening exams after discharge 21% 62% 18%
*

Rows may not add to 100% due to rounding.