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:

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.