A Report by the American Academy of Ophthalmology

Ophthalmic Technology Assesment Committee Pediatric Ophthalmology/Strabismus Panel:
Michael F. Chiang, MD¹; Michele Melia, ScM²; Angela N. Buffenn, MD, MPH³; Scott R. Lambert, MD⁴; Franco M. Recchia, MD⁵; Jennifer L. Simpson, MD⁶; Michael B. Yang, MD⁷

• Level I evidence that digital retinal photography has high accuracy for detection of clinically significant ROP
• Level III studies show high accuracy, without any detectable complications, from real-world operational programs intended to detect clinically significant ROP through remote site interpretation of wide-angle retinal photographs

¹Knowles Professor of Ophthalmology & Medical Informatics and Clinical Epidemiology, Casey Eye Institute, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, Oregon

²Jaeb Center for Health Research, Tampa, Florida

³The Vision Center, Children's Hospital Los Angeles; Orbit and Eye Movement Institute, Strabismus and Pediatric Ophthalmology; Fellowship Program, Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus; University of Southern California Keck School of Medicine, Los Angeles, California

⁴R. Howard Dobbs Professor of Ophthalmology, Professor of Pediatrics, Department of Ophthalmology, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia

⁵Tennessee Retina PC, Nashville, Tennessee

⁶Department of Ophthalmology, School of Medicine, University of California, Irvine, California

⁷Abrahamson Pediatric Eye Institute, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Department of Ophthalmology, University of Cincinnati, College of Medicine, Cincinnati, Ohio