Safe & Efficient
Since the reports of using reusable lenses during Retinopathy of Prematurity (ROP) screening rounds were linked to infection transmission and serious adverse outcomes in the NICU, I have explored different options to maintain sterile equipment for use during my ROP screening rounds. I feel that the quality and field-of-view of the Volk Single-Use 28D lens is equivalent to the standard and I currently use a separate Volk Single-Use 28D lens for each infant during ROP screening rounds to reduce the risk of infection transmission between infants being examined. I have found that using Volk Single-Use 28D lenses for ROP screening rounds is more efficient than following a protocol to disinfect and reuse standard lenses between infants being screened.
S. Grace Prakalapakorn, MD, MPH
Pediatric Ophthalmologist, Durham, NC, USA