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title: "Doctors urge mandatory neonatal eye exams to address rising ROP cases"
description: "Most outlets led with warnings from medical professionals about a growing epidemic of Retinopathy of Prematurity (ROP) and the need for mandatory nationwide screening of premature babies. Both excerpts emphasized the call for government action to prevent avoidable complications, though the Associated Press of Pakistan added specific mention of Al-Shifa Opthalmologists issuing the warning."
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# Doctors urge mandatory neonatal eye exams to address rising ROP cases

pakistan · latest filing 4 Sep 2026, 12:22 PM PKT · 3–4 Sep 2026 · 4 articles from 4 outlets

**HarZaviya summary** — how 4 outlets covered this, generated automatically from their headlines and excerpts:

> Most outlets led with warnings from medical professionals about a growing epidemic of Retinopathy of Prematurity (ROP) and the need for mandatory nationwide screening of premature babies. Both excerpts emphasized the call for government action to prevent avoidable complications, though the Associated Press of Pakistan added specific mention of Al-Shifa Opthalmologists issuing the warning.

## Same story from 4 outlets

Each outlet's own headline, most recent first — read any at its source.

- **ProPakistani** — [Premature Babies in Pakistan Face Risk of Blindness](https://propakistani.pk/2026/09/04/premature-babies-in-pakistan-face-risk-of-blindness/) · 4 Sep 2026, 12:22 PM PKT
  > Doctors have warned that Pakistan is facing a growing epidemic of retinopathy of prematurity (ROP), calling for mandatory nationwide screening… Read More
- **Business Recorder** — [Doctors warn of growing epidemic of pre-maturity retinopathy](https://www.brecorder.com/news/40437887/doctors-warn-of-growing-epidemic-of-pre-maturity-retinopathy) · 4 Sep 2026, 7:36 AM PKT · 90% identical wording to the newest filing
  > RAWALPINDI: Doctors have warned that Pakistan is facing a growing epidemic of retinopathy of pre-maturity (ROP), urging the government to introduce mandatory nationwide screening of premature babies to prevent avoidable childhood blindness. According to the Department of Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus at Al-Shifa Trust Eye Hospital, Rawalpindi, improved neonatal survival rates are incre...
- **The Express Tribune** — [Premature babies face blindness risk](https://tribune.com.pk/story/2627374/premature-babies-face-blindness-risk) · 4 Sep 2026, 2:30 AM PKT · 84% identical wording to the newest filing
  > Doctors said nearly one million babies were born prematurely in Pakistan every year
- **Associated Press of Pakistan** — [Mandatory neonatal eye exams essential to halt ROP threats, warns Al-Shifa Opthalmologists](https://www.app.com.pk/punjab/mandatory-neonatal-eye-exams-essential-to-halt-rop-threats-warns-al-shifa-opthalmologists/) · 3 Sep 2026, 3:18 PM PKT · 84% identical wording to the newest filing
  > Pediatric ophthalmologists at Al-Shifa Trust Eye Hospital issued a critical health warning on Thursday regarding a growing epidemic of Retinopathy of Prematurity (ROP) across Pakistan, urging the government to institute mandatory nationwide screening for premature newborns to prevent permanent childhood blindness.

4 articles from 4 outlets, 3–4 Sep 2026. Headlines and links belong to their outlets — HarZaviya links out and never copies article text.

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