Retinopathy of prematurity has been recognized in India for nearly two decades and most of the NICUs in bigger cities have established screening programs. However, the mushrooming of neonatal units with inadequate awareness and monitoring in smaller towns in recent years has increased the number of babies reporting with advanced stages of ROP. Indian babies have numerous unique characteristics and the care practices in our NICUs are also often different. Hence, there are a large number of research issues which need to tackled in our country.
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