Publications

We are continuously working on different publications, to publish the findings from the EU-ROP project.

On this page we will keep you updated and inform you about new publications as they become available.

Below you can find the details of the first EU-ROP publications:

J. M. Pfeil, S. C. Schnorr, E. Meinheit, S. Özdek, A. Uzun, C. Kara, T. Barth, O. E. Yucel, A. Gabel-Pfisterer, V. Schöneberger, S. Kadayifcilar, T. Bleul, H. Breuss, H. Atilla, T. U. Krohne, K. Hufendiek, N. Eter, S. Aisenbrey, C. Skevas, D. Süsskind, K. Schulze, P. Isık, W. Jendritza, S. Gniesmer , M. Saßmannshausen, G. Spital , V. Kakkassery, T. Aljarmakani, I. Akkoyun , I.-R. Bartmann, S. Baumgarten, R. P. Finger, M. Parlak, E. Chankiewitz, A. Stahl and EU-ROP Study Group - Infants with retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) in Germany and Türkiye–a comparison based on data from the EU-ROP registry. Front.Med. 2026 July;13:1868323. doi: 10.3389/fmed.2026.1868323

K. Winter, J. M. Pfeil, H. Engmann, S. Aisenbrey, B. Lorenz, K. Hufendiek, H. Breuss, M. Khattab, D. Süsskind, V. Kakkassery, W. A. Lagrèze, T. Barth, R. Liegl, M. C. Bründer, C. Skevas, I. Goldammer, B. Glitz, E. Michalewicz, T. U. Krohne, I. R. Bartmann, A. Stahl, for the Retina.net ROP and EU-ROP registry study groups - Comparability of input parameters in the German Retina.net ROP registry and the EU-ROP registry – An exemplary comparison between 2011 and 2021. Acta Ophthalmol. 2024 May;102(3):e314-e321. doi: 10.1111/aos.15753. Epub 2023 Sep 19

C. Catt, J. M. Pfeil, D. Barthelmes, G. A. Gole, T. U. Krohne, W.-C. Wu, S. Kusaka, P. Zhao, S. Dai, J. Elder, M. Heckmann, J. Stack, G. Khonyongwa-Fernandez, A. Stahl -Development of a joint set of database parameters for the EU-ROP and Fight Childhood Blindness! ROP Registries. Br J Ophthalmol. 2023 Sep 13:1–8. doi:10.1136/bjo-2023-323915.

Here are some publications, that have resulted from the precursor project, the German Retina.net ROP registry:

M.-C. Bründer, J. M. Pfeil, M. Sassmannshausen, N. Farassat, B. Lorenz, L. Lytvynchuk, H. Breuss, T. Barth, K. Hufendiek, C. Skevas, T. U. Krohne, V. Kakkassery, R. Liegl, S. Aisenbrey, B. Glitz, D. Süsskind, A. Gabel-Pfisterer, K. Engelmann, R. Guthoff, P. Walter, L. Choritz, A. Stahl, German Retina.net ROP Registry Study Group - Evaluation of aggressive posterior retinopathy of prematurity (AP-ROP) in the German Retina.net ROP registry. Frontiers in Medicine. 2026;13. doi:10.3389/fmed.2026.1772424.

T. U. Krohne, A. T. Camp, J. M. Pfeil, A. Müller, A. Stahl, W. A. Lagrèze, J. Q. Li; EU-ROP Registry Study Group - Retinopathy of prematurity in Germany over 13 years: incidences, treatment preferences and effects of national guideline changes. Ophthalmology Retina. 2024. doi:10.1016/j.oret.2024.05.007.

J. M. Pfeil, T. Barth, W. A. Lagrèze, B. Lorenz, K. Hufendiek, R. Liegl, H. Breuss, S. Bemme, S. Aisenbrey, B. Glitz, D. Süsskind, A. Gabel-Pfisterer, C. Skevas, T. U. Krohne, V. Kakkassery, M.-C. Bründer, K. Engelmann, R. Guthoff, P. Walter, L. Choritz, A. Stahl, Retina.net ROP registry study group - Treated cases of retinopathy of prematurity in Germany – 10-year data from the Retina.net ROP registry. Ophthalmology Retina.2024;8(6):579-589. doi:10.1016/j.oret.2023.12.002.

P. P. Larsen, A. Müller, W. A. Lagrèze, F. G. Holz, A. Stahl, T. U. Krohne; German Retina.net ROP Registry Study Group. Incidence of retinopathy of prematurity in Germany: evaluation of current screening criteria. Arch Dis Child Fetal Neonatal Ed. 2021 Mar;106(2):189-193. doi: 10.1136/archdischild-2020-319767
J. M. Walz, S. Bemme, S. Reichl, S. Akman, H. Breuß, D. Süsskind, B. Glitz,V. C. Müller, L. Wagenfeld, A. Gabel-Pfisterer, S. Aisenbrey, K. Engelmann, A. Koutsonas, T. U. Krohne, A. Stahl; Retina.net ROP-Register-Studiengruppe. Treated cases of retinopathy of prematurity in Germany : 5-year data from the Retina.net ROP registry. Ophthalmologe 2018 Apr 10. doi: 10.1007/s00347-018-0701-5
J. M. Walz, S. Bemme, A. Pielen, S. Aisenbrey, H. Breuß, A. F. Alex, L. Wagenfeld, S. Schiedel, T. U. Krohne, A. Stahl; Retina.net ROP Registry. The German ROP Registry: data from 90 infants treated for retinopathy of prematurity. Acta Ophthalmol 2016 Dec;94(8):e744-e752. doi: 10.1111/aos.13069
A. Stahl, T. U. Krohne, E. Limburg. Register zur Erfassung behandlungsbedürftiger Frühgeborenenretinopathie. Z prakt Augenheilkd 2012;33:500-4.
A. Stahl, T. U. Krohne, Retina.net ROP Study Group. Retina.net-Register zur Frühgeborenenretinopathie in Deutschland. Retinologische Gesellschaft 2012.