Results of the treatment of patients with exudative AMD during the COVID-19 pandemic.

ABSTRACT:

Background and objective

The SARS-CoV-2 pandemic has caused chaos in all health systems on the planet. It has been difficult to cope with COVID 19, but also to maintain the activity in other specialties. In ophthalmology, the scientific societies recommended providing urgent care, including the intravitreal treatment of patients with active neovascular age-related macular degeneration (AMD), since a delay in treatment implies a potential loss of visual acuity (VA). The main objective of this study was to measure the impact of the coronavirus lockdown on the activity and visual results in patients with neovascular AMD in Area 3 of Madrid.

Material and method

A retrospective observational study was conducted of all patients with neovascular AMD who attended a consultation and/

SUBMITTER: Arruabarrena C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8863427 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature