Scaling telemedicine-based screening for retinopathy of prematurity in sub-Saharan Africa
ByArthur R. Brant, MD,Sarthak V. Shah, MD,Akwasi Ahmed, MD, MBA,Imoro Braimah, MD,Naana Wireko Brobby, MD,Kwabena Onwona-Agyeman, MD,Dominic Masonuo Bagbio, MD,Gilbert Bonsaana, MD,Samuel Bondzie, MD,Jacquelyn Adu, MD,Muniratu Alhassan, BS,Sadik T. Sherief, MD,Asrat Demptse, MD,Eyerusalem Haregewoyn, MD,Celina Mhina, MD,Martha Mkony, MD,Ahmad Al-Moujahed, MD, PhD,Ahmad Kunbaz, MD,Celine Chaaya, MD, MSc,Cindy S. Zhao, MD, MBA,Geoffrey C. Tabin, MD,Nimesh A. Patel, MD,Darius M. Moshfeghi, MD
Zero Blind Babies uses wide-field retinal imaging and telemedicine to expand ROP screening across Ghana, Ethiopia, Tanzania, and Syria—screening 400 infants weekly at $56 per QALY—while stressing that local staff and complete-pathway systems remain essential.