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    World leaders in retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) formed the World ROP Council at the 5th World ROP Congress in Dubai on September 2nd, 2022. The Council, led by Prof. Rajvardhan Azad, aims to collaborate globally to tackle preventable blindness from ROP. It was formed with 25 international ROP experts to strengthen existing work, boost training programs, and create shared resources to better address ROP worldwide.

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    World leaders in retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) formed the World ROP Council at the 5th World ROP Congress in Dubai on September 2nd, 2022. The Council, led by Prof. Rajvardhan Azad, aims to collaborate globally to tackle preventable blindness from ROP. It was formed with 25 international ROP experts to strengthen existing work, boost training programs, and create shared resources to better address ROP worldwide.

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    World leaders in retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) formed the World ROP Council at the 5th World ROP Congress in Dubai on September 2nd, 2022. The Council, led by Prof. Rajvardhan Azad, aims to collaborate globally to tackle preventable blindness from ROP. It was formed with 25 international ROP experts to strengthen existing work, boost training programs, and create shared resources to better address ROP worldwide.

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    World leaders on ROP form a platform to

    spearhead alleviating blindness due to


    ROP at the global level

    At the 5th World Retinopathy of Prematurity Congress, on September 2nd,


    2022, at the Conrad, Dubai, a World ROP Council was conceived. This
    charter aims at pan-international collaboration as a tool to tackle the problems
    of infant blindness across the world.
    This World ROP Council (WCROp) was formed under the leadership of
    Prof. Rajvardhan Azad and comprised of 25 ROP leaders across the globe.
    Speaking at the Council, he said, “as we emerge from the challenges of
    COVID-19 from the last two years, it is important to revive our resolve to
    tackle ROP through global partnerships”

    Foundation of the
    WORLD ROP Council,
    September 2nd, 2022,
    Dubai

    The task of WCROp would be to strengthen the work done by several


    governments and non-governmental organizations and enhance other sectors.
    The areas of collaboration were identified as creating training hubs, training
    manpower, validating trainer and trainee certification, boosting industry to
    support the growing demands of experts, creating common interactive
    material, supporting research and setting up of a practical global clinical
    registry.
    WCROp will spearhead an effective and universal program to look after all
    the emerging areas in screening, diagnosis and skilful management of ROP.
    This global group represents all major regions.
    The signatories to the charter are:

    Charter Members of WCROp:


    ADVISORS:

    MIKE TRESE (USA)

    CLARE GILBERT (UK)

    GRAHAM QUIN (USA)


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    EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE:

    RAJVARDHAN AZAD (India) (PRESIDENT)

    PEIQUAN ZHAO (China) (VICE PRESIDENT)

    SHUNJI KUSAKA (Japan) (VICE RESIDENT)

    DOMENICO LEPORE (Italy) (SECRETARY)

    PAUL CHAN (USA) (SCIENTIFIC SECRETARY)

    ANAND VINEKAR (India) (TREASURER)

    COUNCIL MEMBERS:

    AEESHA N MALIK (UK)

    AFSAR FARAHANI (Iran)

    ANDREA ZIN (Brazil)

    ANDREAS STAHL (Germany)

    ANDRES KYCHENTHAL (Chile)

    ATCHARA AMPHORNPHRUET (Thailand)

    DUPE POPOOLA (Nigeria)

    ELI PRADHAN (Nepal)

    LUIS POFIRIO OROZCO (Mexico)

    MICHAEL SHAPIRO (USA)

    MUHAMMED MOIN (Pakistan)

    NUZHAT CHOUDHURY (Bangladesh)

    PEARL THEMESIS (Philippines)

    SHAUN DAI (New Zealand)

    WAI CHING LAM (Canada)

    WEl-CHI WU (Taiwan)

    5th World ROP Congress

    September 1st to 4th, 2022,


    Dubai

    Prof. Domenico Lepore, Secretary offered to host the next World ROP
    Congress in Italy. He said, "we will be working on the Vision and Mission
    statement and will register the platform in Italy shortly"

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