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@ozy20 ROP treatment can cause peripheral vision issues where the laser spots or injections spots are. It doesn’t sound like your infant was treated though if you were needed more follow ups. Was treatment administered? What is the insurance wanting in order to do the follow up? Rarely in...

@audrey32 All of our appointments are a year out also. NICU follow ups are one exception as well as things like born to a mother with active herpes, child with high prescription that breaks or loses their glasses, something in the eye. We do see all the babies in both the NICU and PICU that have...

@audrey32 I understand where you are coming from as a patient. But most hospitals do not have pediatric ophthalmology on staff. My office is the only office within a 5 state area. We fly 2-3 times per week to cover another NICU. That’s why it’s not a good reason to take time and money to go to...

@audrey32 I was answering as an ROP nurse for 25 years.

@audrey32 That is not a way around the system. We are not going to make all of the patients in our office who scheduled a year in advance to wait because you didn’t get the proper referral.