Ludwig CA, et al. – In this study, researchers used information gathered in the SUNDROP initiative to ascertain demographic (birth weight, sex, multiplicity), weight gain, and ocular imaging (media haze, peripapillary atrophy, fundus pigmentation) predictors of treatment–warranted–retinopathy of prematurity (TW–ROP). The outcome of high levels of media haze at baseline ROP screening exams is novel. This study supports the current model for detection of TW–ROP utilizing birth weight, gestational age, and weight gain rate. No significant difference is observed between newborns with TW–ROP and controls in baseline presence of media haze, fundus pigmentation or peripapillary atrophy.