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Impact of number and quality of retinal images in a telemedicine screening program for ROP: results from the e-ROP study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Telemedicine for the detection of retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) is becoming increasingly common; however, obtaining the required multiple retinal images from an infant can be challenging. This secondary analysis from the Telemedicine Approaches to Evaluating Acute-Phase Retinopathy of Prematurity (e-ROP) study evaluated the detection of referral-warranted ROP (RW-ROP) by trained readers when a full set of 5 retinal images could not be obtained.

Methods

A total of 7,905 image sets from 1,257 infants in the study were evaluated. Retinal location of images and image quality were recorded. Sensitivity and specificity of RW-ROP detection by trained readers were calculated by comparing findings in incomplete image sets to the findings on standard eye examination.

Results

The majority of image sets contained all 5 retinal images (92.8%). The disk center view was the image most likely to be present and to be of acceptable image quality (96.8%). The nasal retina was the most difficult to obtain with acceptable image quality (83.4%). Sensitivity of detection of RW-ROP was 82.1% when 5 retinal images of acceptable quality were submitted for grading, 67.2% when 4 acceptable images were submitted, and 66.7% for 3 or fewer acceptable images (P = 0.02), with corresponding specificity of 82.2%, 89.0%, and 81.7% respectively (P < 0.0001). When images of any quality were evaluated, sensitivity was not increased (P = 0.74).

Conclusions

The likelihood of detecting RW-ROP by telemedicine screening is decreased when a full set of retinal images is not obtained.

SUBMITTER: Morrison D

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5156479 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Impact of number and quality of retinal images in a telemedicine screening program for ROP: results from the e-ROP study.

Morrison David D Bothun Erick D ED Ying Gui-Shuang GS Daniel Ebenezer E Baumritter Agnieshka A Quinn Graham G

Journal of AAPOS : the official publication of the American Association for Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus 20161001 6

<h4>Background</h4>Telemedicine for the detection of retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) is becoming increasingly common; however, obtaining the required multiple retinal images from an infant can be challenging. This secondary analysis from the Telemedicine Approaches to Evaluating Acute-Phase Retinopathy of Prematurity (e-ROP) study evaluated the detection of referral-warranted ROP (RW-ROP) by trained readers when a full set of 5 retinal images could not be obtained.<h4>Methods</h4>A total of 7,9 ...[more]

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Project description:To report on a 6-year experience with wide-field digital imaging based telemedicine (WFDI telemedicine) to reduce the risk for blindness from retinopathy of prematurity (ROP).Wide-angle digital fundus cameras (RetCam 120, Massie Lab, Pleasanton, CA, USA) were installed in five neonatal intensive care units (NICUs) in Germany. All prematures at risk were screened with WFDI, and the local ophthalmologists were asked to continue binocular indirect ophthalmoscopy (BIO) according to the German guidelines. Image data were coded and transferred to the Reading Centre in Regensburg. Image evaluation and additional BIO of infants with suspected treatment-requiring ROP (STR-ROP i.e. threshold ROP zone II, prethreshold ROP zone I (type-1 ROP according to ETROP), and ROP possibly requiring treatment but not reliably classifiable from the images) were performed by paediatric ophthalmologists at the Reading Centre. ROP was classified following ICROP, ETROP, and revised ICROP criteria. Outcome measures were incidence of clinically relevant ROP (CR-ROP, i.e. any ROP up to mid-peripheral zone III, <or= stage 3+), sensitivity to detect STR-ROP, and positive predictive value to detect treatment-requiring ROP (TR-ROP).In total, 1,222 prematures at risk were screened (mean BW 1395 g, SD +/-507 g; mean GA 30 wks, SD +/-3 wks). The overall incidence of CR-ROP was 27.6% (71.8% mild = stage 1 to 3 without plus disease, 15.7% prethreshold = type-1 ROP according to ETROP, 12.5% threshold according to ICROP). Zone I disease was present in 3.3%, zone II disease in 76.5%, and zone III disease in 20.2%. According to ETROP, 95 infants were type-1 or type-2 ROP; 67.4% type-1 ROP, and 32.6% type-2 ROP. Of all 1,222 infants, 3.5% received treatment. Following ETROP (not applied in the study), 5.3% would have been treated. The sensitivity for detecting STR-ROP was 100%, and the positive predictive value for TR-ROP 82.4% (28/34) at the time of the first referral (28 infants, <or= stage 3+ in zone I or II).All TR-ROP was detected in time, showing the potential of our telemedical screening program. The overall incidence of CR-ROP was comparable to ROP incidences reported in other West European countries.

Project description:PurposeTo develop a risk score for predicting treatment-requiring retinopathy of prematurity (TR-ROP) in the Telemedicine Approaches to Evaluating Acute-Phase Retinopathy of Prematurity (e-ROP) study.DesignSecond analyses of an observational cohort study.ParticipantsInfants with birth weight (BW) <1251 g who had ≥1 imaging session by 34 weeks of postmenstrual age (PMA) and ≥1 subsequent retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) examination for determining TR-ROP by study-certified ophthalmologists.MethodsNonphysician trained readers evaluated wide-field retinal image sets for characteristics of ROP, pre-plus/plus disease, and retinal hemorrhage. Risk score points for predicting TR-ROP were derived from the regression coefficients of significant predictors in a multivariate logistic regression model.Main outcome measuresTR-ROP.ResultsEighty-five of 771 infants (11.0%) developed TR-ROP. In a multivariate model, significant predictors for TR-ROP were gestational age (GA) (odds ratio [OR], 5.7; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.7-18.9 for ≤25 vs. ≥28 weeks), need for respiratory support (OR, 7.0; 95% CI, 1.3-37.1 for high-frequency oscillatory ventilation vs. no respiratory support), slow weight gain (OR, 2.4; 95% CI, 1.2-4.6 for weight gain ≤12 g/day vs. >15 g/day), and image findings at the first image session including number of quadrants with pre-plus (OR, 3.8; 95% CI, 1.5-9.7 for 4 pre-plus quadrants vs. no pre-plus), stage and zone of ROP (OR, 4.7; 95% CI, 2.1-11.8 for stage 1-2 zone I, OR, 5.9; 95% CI, 2.1-16.6 for stage 3 zone I vs. no ROP), and presence of blot hemorrhage (OR, 3.1; 95% CI, 1.4-6.7). Image findings predicted TR-ROP better than GA (area under receiver operating characteristic curve [AUC] = 0.82 vs. 0.75, P = 0.03). The risk of TR-ROP steadily increased with higher risk score and predicted TR-ROP well (AUC = 0.88; 95% CI, 0.85-0.92). Risk score ≥3 points for predicting TR-ROP had a sensitivity of 98.8%, specificity of 40.1%, and positive and negative predictive values of 17.0% and 99.6%, respectively.ConclusionsImage characteristics at 34 PMA weeks or earlier independently predict TR-ROP. If externally validated in other infants, risk score, calculated from image findings, GA, weight gain, and respiratory support, enables early identification of infants in need of increased surveillance for TR-ROP.

Project description:To determine the symmetry on retinal image grading of fellow eyes for retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) features (stage, zone and plus disease) and severity, to provide the basis for the within subject comparison for ROP trials.Secondary analyses of data from the Telemedicine Approaches to Evaluating of Acute-Phase ROP (e-ROP) Study.Infants with birth weight less than 1251g.Infants underwent serial retinal imaging sessions in both eyes by certified imagers starting at 32-weeks postmenstrual age (PMA). Two trained non-physician readers graded each eye independently for ROP features in a 5 retinal-image set from each session. Discrepancies were adjudicated by a reading center supervisor. Readers were masked to all eye examination results, previous gradings of both eyes, current grading of the fellow eye, and demographic data.The inter-eye agreement assessed using percent exact agreement and weighted kappa (Kw ) for stage, zone, plus, referral-warranted ROP (RW-ROP, defined as presence of stage 3 or above, plus disease, or zone I ROP), and severity of ROP.Among 3918 image sessions in 1235 infants, the percent agreement (Kw ) between paired eyes was 75.3% (0.65) for stage of ROP, 82.3% (0.68) for zone of ROP, 78.7% (0.51) for plus disease, 84.7% (0.56) for RW-ROP, and 72.7% (0.63) for severity of ROP. Similar inter-eye agreements were found when considering ROP features at the first image session, at the last image session, at any image session. Based on image evaluations from all sessions, 412 (33.4%) infants had ROP stage 3 or above, 148 (12.0%) had zone I ROP, 70 (5.7%) had plus disease, and 419 (33.9%) had RW-ROP in one or both eyes; symmetrical findings were present in 71.4% for ROP stage 3 or above, 56.8% for zone I ROP, 50.0% for plus disease, and 73.7% for RW-ROP.Masked image evaluations by trained readers showed good inter-eye agreement in ROP characteristics, consistent with the high inter-eye agreement in ROP from clinical examinations by ophthalmologists in other studies. These data confirm that acute ROP is typically symmetrical and supports within subject comparison in ROP trials.

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Impact of number and quality of retinal images in a telemedicine screening program for ROP: results from the e-ROP study.

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Impact of number and quality of retinal images in a telemedicine screening program for ROP: results from the e-ROP study.

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