Clinical Presentation and Outcomes of Rhegmatogenous Retinal Detachments During the COVID-19 Lockdown and Its Aftermath at a Tertiary Care Center in Michigan
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: To investigate the effect of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) lockdown on the presentation and management of acute, primary rhegmatogenous retinal detachment (RRD)
| Veröffentlicht in: | Ophthalmic surgery, lasers & imaging retina. - 2013. - 52(2021), 11 vom: 01. Nov., Seite 593-600 |
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| Format: | Online-Aufsatz |
| Sprache: | English |
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2021
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| Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk: | Ophthalmic surgery, lasers & imaging retina |
| Schlagworte: | Journal Article |
| Zusammenfassung: | BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: To investigate the effect of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) lockdown on the presentation and management of acute, primary rhegmatogenous retinal detachment (RRD) PATIENTS AND METHODS: This was a single-center, consecutive case series with historic controls, examining patients during the COVID-19 "stay-at-home" order (March 24 to June 1, 2020), the subsequent reopening phase (June 1 to July 31, 2020), and corresponding preceding intervals (March 24 to July 31, 2016 to 2019) RESULTS: Despite a significant increase in patients presenting with macula-off RRD during the COVID-19 lockdown compared to the 2016 to 2019 timeframe (P = .03), the rate of single surgery anatomical success was similar between all groups (P = .66), as was final visual acuity (P = .61). No delays between presentation and surgical intervention were observed during the lockdown (P = .49) CONCLUSIONS: Despite the limitations of the COVID-19 lockdown, patients underwent surgery in a timely manner and achieved comparable visual outcomes to controls before COVID-19. [Ophthalmic Surg Lasers Imaging Retina. 2021;52:593-600.] |
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| Beschreibung: | Date Completed 24.11.2021 Date Revised 16.07.2022 published: Print-Electronic Citation Status MEDLINE |
| ISSN: | 2325-8179 |
| DOI: | 10.3928/23258160-20211015-01 |