ArticleEuropean journal of ophthalmology2021
Management of an ophthalmology department during COVID-19 pandemic in Milan, Italy.
Article in European journal of ophthalmology, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 12 papers.
What it found
Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.
The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.
The trial behind it
Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.
Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.
Who cites it
12 citing papers in PubMed, 16 citations in OpenAlex.
- Hybrid Care Modifications in the Delivery of Nonpandemic Care During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Scoping Review.Journal of medical Internet research · 2026Article
- Impact of COVID-19 pandemic on surgical volume, clinical presentations, and management of rhegmatogenous retinal detachment: A systematic review and meta-analysis.SAGE open medicine · 2026Review
- Faster referral and surgical intervention for rhegmatogenous retinal detachment during COVID-19: a comparison of pre- and during-pandemic cases.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Improving the patient decision-making experience for cataract surgery during the COVID-19 era.Canadian journal of ophthalmology. Journal canadien d'ophtalmologie · 2023Article
- Effect of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Surgical Outcomes for Rhegmatogenous Retinal Detachments.Journal of clinical medicine · 2023Article
- Intravitreal Injections during the COVID-19 Outbreak in Northern Italy: An Innovative Approach for a High Quality and Safe Treatment.European journal of ophthalmology · 2022Observational
- The impact of COVID-19 related national lockdown on ophthalmic emergency in Italy: A multicenter study.European journal of ophthalmology · 2022Article
- Impact of COVID-19 pandemic on ophthalmic presentations to an Australian outer metropolitan and rural emergency department: a retrospective comparative study.BMC ophthalmology · 2022Article
- Approach of an Academic Ophthalmology Department to Recovery During the Coronavirus Pandemic.Clinical ophthalmology (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2022Article
- What are the costs, capacity, and clinical implications of 'waiting for documented progression' in young West of Scotland patients prior to collagen cross linking?Eye (London, England) · 2021Article
- The Impact of Non-Ophthalmic Factors on Intravitreal Injections During the COVID-19 Lockdown.Clinical ophthalmology (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2021Article
- Rethinking Elective Cataract Surgery Diagnostics, Assessments, and Tools after the COVID-19 Pandemic Experience and Beyond: Insights from the EUROCOVCAT Group.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2020Review
Corrections and comments
PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.
Authors and funding
8 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.
Funding
No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.
Abstract
purposeSpreading from China, COVID-19 pandemic reached Italy, the first massively involved western nation. At the beginning of March, 2020 in Northern Italy a complete lockdown of activities was imposed. Access to all healthcare providers, was halted for patients with elective problems. We present the management experience of the Humanitas Clinical and Research Center Ophthalmology Department in Rozzano, Milan, Italy, during the lockdown.
methodsContainment measures were taken to reduce viral transmission and identify infected patients. All planned visits were canceled but for those not deferrable. Social distancing was introduced reducing number of visits per hour. Minor surgery for progressive pathologies was continued. As the lockdown prolonged, we reorganized patient care. All canceled cases were evaluated by electronic medical records analysis and telephonic triage, to identify, recall, and visit patients at risk of vision loss.
resultsFrom March 9, to April 30, 2020 we performed a total of 930 visits and 612 exams. Some visits (
conclusionIn-office activities deemed not deferrable were performed safely. The recall service was highly appreciated by all patients. No patient or staff member reported symptoms of COVID-19.
Indexed as
Identifiers
What OpenQuestion holds
Registered trials
Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.