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Covid-19 Impact on Macular Neovascularization and Retinal Vein Occlusion Treatment: Single-Center Experience.

Rodrigo Vilares-Morgado, Carolina Madeira, Ana Maria Cunha, Manuel Falcão, João Beato, Ana Catarina Pedrosa, Susana Penas, Elisete Brandão, Fernando Falcão-Reis, Ângela Carneiro

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10 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Rodrigo Vilares-MorgadoDepartment of Ophthalmology, Centro Hospitalar de São João Hospital, Porto, Portugal.
Carolina MadeiraDepartment of Ophthalmology, Centro Hospitalar de São João Hospital, Porto, Portugal.
Ana Maria CunhaDepartment of Ophthalmology, Centro Hospitalar de São João Hospital, Porto, Portugal.
Manuel FalcãoDepartment of Ophthalmology, Centro Hospitalar de São João Hospital, Porto, Portugal.
João BeatoDepartment of Ophthalmology, Centro Hospitalar de São João Hospital, Porto, Portugal.
Ana Catarina PedrosaDepartment of Ophthalmology, Centro Hospitalar de São João Hospital, Porto, Portugal.
Susana PenasDepartment of Ophthalmology, Centro Hospitalar de São João Hospital, Porto, Portugal.
Elisete BrandãoDepartment of Ophthalmology, Centro Hospitalar de São João Hospital, Porto, Portugal.
Fernando Falcão-ReisDepartment of Ophthalmology, Centro Hospitalar de São João Hospital, Porto, Portugal.
Ângela CarneiroDepartment of Ophthalmology, Centro Hospitalar de São João Hospital, Porto, Portugal.
Universidade do Porto · PTHospital de São João · PT

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeThe aim of this study was to evaluate whether the coronavirus disease 19 (COVID-19) pandemic resulted in undertreatment and subsequent loss of visual acuity (VA) in patients with macular neovascularization (MNV) or retinal vein occlusion (RVO) regularly treated with intravitreal antivascular endothelial growth factor injections.

methodsSingle-center, retrospective study of patients scheduled for treatment between March 19 and June 1, 2020, the national mandatory quarantine period. Patients' demographics, VA, and scheduled treatment during this period were reviewed via medical records. All patients were analyzed regarding treatment attendance rates. The visual impact of COVID-19 was assessed in patients who had been treated and presented a stable VA for >6 months before the beginning of the quarantine.

resultsThis study included 927 eyes from 769 patients. The attendance rate increased throughout the study timeframe (

conclusionThe COVID-19 pandemic had a significant impact on the attendance rate of patients with MNV or RVO to their scheduled treatments, which was higher in the first week of mandatory quarantine. Nevertheless, VA did not decrease significantly during this period, with a limited VA variation regardless of primary retinal disorder and morphological parameters even improved in the eyes included in the visual impact analysis.

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Antivascular endothelial growth factor treatmentCOVID-19Macular neovascularizationRetinal vein occlusion

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PMID35083227
PMCPMC8740216
OpenAlexW4200292572

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