Emergent Ophthalmic Surgical Care at a Tertiary Referral Center During the COVID-19 Pandemic.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

This study characterized the delivery of emergent ophthalmic surgical care during April 2020 of the coronarvirus disease-19 (COVID-19) pandemic compared with the same interval the previous year.

Design

Retrospective observational before-and-after study.

Methods

This study reviewed and characterized each emergent and/or urgent procedure performed during April 2020 and April 2019 at a single tertiary ophthalmology referral center. Information collected included the details of patient presentation, diagnosis, surgical procedure, and preoperative COVID-19 testing.

Results

In total, 117 surgical procedures were performed on 114 patients during the month of April 2020 compared with 1,107 performed in April 2019 (P < .0001). Retinal detachment repair was the m

SUBMITTER: Al-Khersan H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7462885 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature