Retinopathy Of Prematurity (Rop) Programme

Retinopathy of prematurity is a potentially blinding condition affecting premature babies — one of the most critical and time-sensitive ophthalmic emergencies in neonatal medicine, where delayed detection or inadequate treatment can result in permanent, irreversible visual impairment or blindness in a child whose entire life lies ahead. Moolchand Hospital, recognised as one of the best ROP treatment hospitals in Delhi, provides a comprehensive, nationally acclaimed Retinopathy of Prematurity programme — a seamlessly integrated collaboration between the Moolchand Paediatrics Institute and Moolchand Eye Institute that delivers the highest standards of ROP screening, diagnosis, treatment and long-term visual follow-up for every premature baby in its care.

Located near Lajpat Nagar, Moolchand Hospital Delhi's ROP programme is built on the exceptional foundations of two nationally recognised clinical programmes — a Level III NICU that holds a longstanding unbroken record of managing India's youngest premature babies including infants born at just 25 weeks gestational age, and a Moolchand Eye Institute with over 60 years of ophthalmic excellence and JCI-accredited near-zero infection rates. This unique combination of neonatal and ophthalmic expertise under one roof enables Moolchand to provide the most comprehensive, co-ordinated and clinically excellent ROP care available in Delhi.

As a leading multi super speciality hospital in Delhi, Moolchand's ROP programme is staffed by experienced paediatric ophthalmologists and neonatologists who work in close, seamless collaboration — ensuring that every eligible premature baby receives timely ROP screening, accurate disease staging, prompt treatment when indicated and structured long-term visual surveillance to detect and manage the sequelae of ROP including refractive errors, amblyopia and strabismus throughout childhood. Advanced ROP imaging using RetCam digital retinal photography, indirect ophthalmoscopy and fluorescein angiography enables precise disease documentation and treatment planning — ensuring that no case of significant ROP goes undetected or untreated at Moolchand Hospital.

Moolchand Care Pathways for the ROP programme are protocol-driven, reflective of international guidelines including the Early Treatment for Retinopathy of Prematurity study recommendations and designed to ensure that every premature baby receives consistent, evidence-based and timely ROP care — because at Moolchand Hospital Lajpat Nagar, every child's vision is treated with the same priority, precision and clinical commitment that has defined Moolchand's excellence for over nine decades.