ArticleIndian journal of ophthalmology2021
Urgent and emergent glaucoma care during the COVID-19 pandemic: An analysis at a tertiary care hospital in South India.
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- Changes to glaucoma surgery patterns during the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic: a shift towards less invasive procedures.Annals of medicine · 2023Article
- Changes in emergency glaucoma care during the COVID-19 pandemic in South India.Indian journal of ophthalmology · 2023Article
- Glaucoma Characteristics and Influencing Factors during the COVID-19 Pandemic in the Huizhou Region.Journal of ophthalmology · 2023Article
- The Outbreak of Acute Primary Angle-Closure Cases During the COVID-19 Omicron Variant Pandemic at a Tertiary Eye Center in Shanghai.Clinical ophthalmology (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2023Article
- Long-Term Impact of COVID-19 on Hospital Visits of Rural Residents in Guangdong, China: A Controlled Interrupted Time Series Study.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- How glaucoma care changed for the better after the pandemic.Current opinion in ophthalmology · 2022Review
- Impact of COVID-19 on glaucoma management: A review.Frontiers in ophthalmology · 2022Review
- Ocular and Systemic Complications of COVID-19: Impact on Patients and Healthcare.Clinical ophthalmology (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2022Review
- Micropulse Transscleral Cyclophotocoagulation as Primary Surgical Treatment for Primary Open Angle Glaucoma in Taiwan during the COVID-19 Pandemic.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Article
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Abstract
purposeTo describe the demographic profiles, clinical characteristics, and clinical outcomes of patients presenting with glaucoma emergencies during the COVID-19 lockdown in India.
methodsThis retrospective, cross-sectional, observational case series involved review of medical records of all patients presenting to the glaucoma service during the COVID-19 lockdown period and comparison with the previous year (March 23 to June 23, 2020 Vs 2019) in a tertiary center in India.
resultsWe found a 78.9% reduction in overall outpatient visits (54,345 vs. 257,339; P < 0.001) and 80.9% reduction in the number of glaucoma outpatient visits (4,788 vs. 25,083; P < 0.001). Additionally, the proportion of true glaucoma emergency visits significantly increased by 62.4% in 2020 Vs 2019 (1,408/4,788 (29.4%) vs. 4,542/25,083 (18.1%); P < 0.001). Lens-induced glaucomas were the most common glaucoma surgical emergency (13.4%) in 2020. Moreover, comparison of procedures demonstrated a proportionate decrease in incisional glaucoma surgeries (70/115 (60.86%) vs. 806/939 (85.83%); P < 0.001) and an increase in the proportion of emergency cataract surgeries (129/475 (27.15%) vs. 170/2715 (6.26%); P < 0.001) and transscleral cyclophotocoagulation (45/115 (39.13%) vs. 133/939 (14.16%); P = 0.0001) during 2020 vs. 2019.
conclusionOur study demonstrated a 62% increase in the proportion of visits that were true glaucoma emergencies. Additionally, the proportions of emergency cataract surgeries increased by 4.3 times and the proportion of transscleral cyclophotocoagulation increased by 2.8 times during the pandemic. More nonincisional procedures and less diagnostic testing were performed to minimize postoperative visits and virus transmission. Further understanding of the profile of emergencies may help in developing novel strategies to anticipate future challenges in managing glaucoma care during subsequent waves of the pandemic.
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