Purpose of review
The aim of this study was to report characteristics of patients presenting with serious ocular injuries during the COVID-19 stay-at-home orders.
Recent findings
Of 1058 patients presenting for emergency evaluation during the stay-at-home order, 62 (5.9%) patients [mean (SD) age, 41.1 (19.2) years; 19 (31%) women; 31 (50%) white] presented with severe ocular trauma. The daily mean (SD) number of patients who presented for emergency evaluation decreased from 49.0 (9) to 36.4 (6) during the quarantine (P < 0.001). Patients presenting during the stay-at-home order were less likely to have health insurance [odds ratio (OR), 0.33; 95% confidence interval (95% CI), 0.13–0.90, P = 0.024], more likely to have a delayed presentation (difference, 22.7 h, 95% CI, 5.8–39.5, P < 0.001, more likely to travel farther to seek emergency care (difference, 10.4 miles, 95% CI, 2.6–18.2, P < 0.001) and more likely to have an injury occur at home (OR, 22.8; 95% CI, 9.6–54.2, P < 0.001). Of injuries occurring at home, there was a significant increase in injuries arising from home improvement projects during the stay-at-home order (28 vs. 0%, P = 0.02).
Summary
During the COVID-19 pandemic, patients with ocular trauma were more likely to have injuries sustained at home and have additional barriers to care. These changes underscore a need for targeted interventions to optimize emergent eye care during a pandemic.
IMPORTANCE Considerable variation exists with respect to the profiles of patients who receive cataract surgery in the United States. OBJECTIVE To identify patient characteristics associated with receiving cataract surgery within the US Medicare and Veterans Health Administration (VHA) populations.
In NHANES, participants who consumed hot tea daily were less likely to have glaucoma than those who did not consume hot tea. No significant associations were found between the consumption of coffee, iced tea, decaffeinated tea and soft drinks, and glaucoma risk. This study is limited by its cross-sectional design and use of multiple statistical testing, and larger prospective studies are needed to investigate the proposed association between tea consumption and decreased glaucoma risk.
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