Table 2.
Availability of treatment and imaging at retinoblastoma centres worldwide.
Countries | Total number of centres | Enucleation (%) | Laser therapy (%) | Cryotherapy (%) | IVC (%) | Retinal imaging (%) |
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High income | 47 | 100% | 91% | 89% | 85% | 89% |
Middle income | 75 | 100% | 91% | 91% | 69% | 63% |
Low income | 10 | 100% | 50% | 20% | 5 (50%) | 30% |
Total | 132 | 100% | 88% | 85% | 97 (73%) | 70% |
Retinoblastoma centres worldwide were surveyed and featured on the One Retinoblastoma World Map (1rbw.org, accessed on 25 March 2015). Information is available for 54 countries (22 high-income countries, 28 middle-income countries and 4 low-income countries, following World Bank Classification). The percentages depict the percentage of centres offering the specific treatment or diagnostic tools. IVC, intravenous chemotherapy.