The impact of COVID-19 related national lockdown on ophthalmic emergency in Italy: A multicenter study.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

To assess ocular pathologies admitted to Italian Emergency Eye Departments (EEDs) during the COVID-19 pandemic national lockdown in 2020 in comparison with the same period in 2019.

Methods

Electronic records of all patients presenting at EEDs of two tertiary-care Eye Centers during the COVID-19 national lockdown in Italy (March 10-May 3, 2020) were compared with the equivalent period in 2019. Main outcomes were patient age, gender, and diagnoses. Statistical analysis included unpaired Student t-tests, Poisson regression, and chi-square test.

Results

Overall EED visits significantly decreased by 54.1% during the 2020 lockdown compared to 2019 (851 vs 1854, p < 0.001). During lockdown, patients showed comparable mean age (52.8 years in 2020 vs 53.3

SUBMITTER: Salvetat ML 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9111919 | biostudies-literature | 2022 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature