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Philadelphia, PA, 29 June 2009 – To be properly diagnosed, retinopathy of prematurity (ROP), the leading cause of childhood blindness in the United States and worldwide, requires a time intensive process and significant coordination between ophthalmologist and NICU staff. A recent study examining ROP diagnosis speed using indirect ophthalmoscopy versus telemedicine, remote medical consultation, is featured in the July issue of the American Journal of Ophthalmology ( http://www.ajo.com ), publi

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Retinopathy of prematurity diagnosis time significantly reduced using telemedicine