Association of Public Health Measures During the COVID-19 Pandemic With the Incidence of Infectious Conjunctivitis.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Infectious conjunctivitis is highly transmissible and a public health concern. While mitigation strategies have been successful on a local level, population-wide decreases in spread are rare.

Objective

To evaluate whether internet search interest and emergency department visits for infectious conjunctivitis were associated with public health interventions adopted during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Design, setting, and participants

Internet search data from the US and emergency department data from a single academic center in the US were used in this study. Publicly available smartphone mobility data were temporally aligned to quantify social distancing. Internet search term trends for nonallergic conjunctivitis, corneal abrasions, and posterior vitreous detachme

SUBMITTER: Lavista Ferres JM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8603236 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature