Postponed care due to COVID-19 lockdown impact on visual acuity of retinal vein occlusion patients: a large cohort.
Graefes Arch Clin Exp Ophthalmol
; 261(1): 43-48, 2023 Jan.
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ABSTRACT
PURPOSE:
To evaluate the impact of postponed care attributed to coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic lockdowns on visual acuity and the number of anti-VEGF injections in patients with retinal vein occlusion (RVO).METHODS:
A multicenter, retrospective study of consecutive RVO patients previously treated with anti-VEGF injections, which compared data from pre- (2019) and during (2020) COVID-19 lockdown period.RESULTS:
A total of 814 RVO patients with a mean age of 72.8 years met the inclusion criteria. Of them, 439 patients were assessed in 2019 and 375 in 2020. There was no significant difference between the COVID-19 and pre-COVID-19 period in terms of baseline and final BCVA (p = 0.7 and 0.9 respectively), but there was a significantly reduced mean number of anti-VEGF injections during the COVID-19 period (5.0 and. 5.9 respectively, p < 0.01), with a constant lower ratio of injections per patient. A noticeable decline was found during March-May (p < 0.01) in 2020. Baseline BCVA (0.69, p < 0.01) and the number of injections (- 0.01, p = 0.01) were predictors of final BCVA.CONCLUSIONS:
In a large cohort of RVO patients, during 2020 lockdowns imposed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, a significant reduction in the annual number of anti-VEGF injections was noted. The postponed care did not result in a significant impact on the final BCVA. Baseline BCVA and the number of annual injections serve as predictors for final BCVA in RVO patients.Palavras-chave
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Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Oclusão da Veia Retiniana
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COVID-19
Tipo de estudo:
Clinical_trials
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Observational_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Aged
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Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Graefes Arch Clin Exp Ophthalmol
Ano de publicação:
2023
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Israel