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Decolonising the ‘red’ reflex test: transitioning from terminology based on colour to anatomy

Year: 2024

Type: article

Abstract: We wish to bring attention to an important issue in ophthalmology: the need to decolonise and update the terminology of the ‘red’ reflex test. This essential yet simple examination, used to detect life and sight-threatening eye conditions in newborns and infants [ 1 ], is currently named and understood through a Eurocentric lens, which does not reflect the global population it serves.

Source: Eye

DOI: 10.1038/s41433-024-03433-2