NeoLight Launches ROP Risk Management Software ROPCheck.com

NeoLight announced that it is releasing ROP Check, a software used in digital care coordination for pediatric retinal screening to detect and monitor progression of retinopathy of prematurity (ROP). The launch comes 1 year after NeoLight acquired Phoenix Technology Group, which brought newborn eye screening into the company’s portfolio,

The ROP Check SaaS centralized platform is designed to address the unmet clinical need of missed babies for ROP screening by making it easier for the NICU, retina specialists, and parents to share the same exams and schedule across both inpatient and outpatient practices. The ROP Check system is specifically designed to ensure all eligible babies in the NICU get eye exams at the right time and within established guidelines. The platform aims to ensure a smooth process for documenting, billing and transferring ROP patients.

“ROP Check has the unique ability to cross-functionally manage patients/parents, NICUs, NICU ROP Coordinators, in house or visiting ophthalmology specialists, billing specialists, discharge leaders and post discharge out-patient physicians seamlessly," Vivek Kopparthi, Co-founder & Executive Chairman of NeoLight, said in a company news release. "It has been designed to be a very convenient patient care model for ROP."

NeoLight is creating a connected digital ecosystem centered around using technology to help eliminate ROP blindness worldwide. This ecosystem will enable clinicians to care for their patients in new and challenging circumstances and enable healthcare systems to deliver more consistent care while also managing costs, according to a company news release.

“We have been using ROP check since 2013, and it has enabled us to have confidence that our patients are receiving continuity of care while hospitalized and following discharge, in the outpatient setting," said Amy K. Hutchinson, MD, Professor of Ophthalmology, Emory University School of Medicine. “The application is convenient and allows for efficient documentation and review of exams. It allows us to manage ROP in multiple hospitals with a single platform that is easily accessible from any computer or mobile device.”