Coping with COVID-19: An Italian Perspective on Corneal Surgery and Eye Banking in the Time of a Pandemic and Beyond

Busin, Massimo; Yu, Angeli Christy; Ponzin, Diego

doi:10.1016/j.ophtha.2020.04.031

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“…It is also recognised that re-opening corneal transplant programmes require a multi-disciplinary coordination from eye bank technicians to nurses and surgeons, where new infection control protocols require training and familiarisation. 24 Patient education with regards to the implications of SARS-CoV-2 PCR results and risks of transmission should be discussed thoroughly, with anticipation of potential delays to the preoperative process and unexpected cancellations. Restrictions to global and regional travel in the longer term may affect transport of corneal donors, leading to delays and shortages in countries which rely heavily on foreign tissue.…”

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Corneal transplantation in the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic: an international perspective

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“…Despite reports of conjunctivitis and red eyes as symptoms of COVID-19, all types of conjunctivitis continued to have a statistically signi cant decrease in the 6 weeks following COVID-19, except viral conjunctivitis, which decreased in frequency but not signi cantly. [24][25][26][27][28][29][30][31][32] The largest statistically signi cant decreases were seen in post-cataract follow-up visits, as evidenced by a decrease in ICD-10 codes for posterior capsular opaci cation and pseudophakia.…”

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Changes in Patient Visits and Diagnoses seen in an Academic Ophthalmology Department during the COVID-19 pandemic

Berkenstock¹,

Liberman

McDonnell

et al. 2020

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BACKGROUND: To minimize the risk of viral transmission, ophthalmology practices limited face to face encounters to only patients with urgent and emergent ophthalmic conditions, in the weeks after the start of the COVID-19 epidemic in the United States. The impact of this is unknown. METHODS: We did a retrospective analysis of the change in the frequency of ICD-10 code use and patient volumes in the six weeks before and after the changes in clinical practice associated with COVID-19.RESULTS: The total number of encounters decreased four-fold after the implementation of clinic changes associated with COVID-19. The low vision, pediatric ophthalmology, general ophthalmology, and cornea divisions had the largest decrease of in-person visits. Conversely, telemedicine visits increased sixty-fold. The number of diagnostic codes associated with ocular malignancies, most ocular inflammatory disorders, and retinal conditions requiring intravitreal injections increased. ICD-10 codes associated with ocular screening exams for systemic disorders decreased during the weeks post COVID-19. CONCLUSION: Ophthalmology practices need to be prepared to experience changes in practice patterns, implementation of telemedicine, and decreased patient volumes during a pandemic. Knowing the changes specific to each subspecialty clinic is vital to redistribute available resources correctly.

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Changes in Patient Visits and Diagnoses seen in an Academic Ophthalmology Department during the COVID-19 pandemic

Berkenstock¹,

Liberman²,

McDonnell³

et al. 2020

Preprint

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BACKGROUND: To minimize the risk of viral transmission, ophthalmology practices limited face to face encounters to only patients with urgent and emergent ophthalmic conditions, in the weeks after the start of the COVID-19 epidemic in the United States. The impact of this is unknown. METHODS: We did a retrospective analysis of the change in the frequency of ICD-10 code use and patient volumes in the six weeks before and after the changes in clinical practice associated with COVID-19.RESULTS: The total number of encounters decreased four-fold after the implementation of clinic changes associated with COVID-19. The low vision, pediatric ophthalmology, general ophthalmology, and cornea divisions had the largest total decrease of in-person visits. Conversely, the number of telemedicine visits increased sixty-fold. The number of diagnostic codes associated with ocular malignancies, most ocular inflammatory disorders, and retinal conditions requiring intravitreal injections increased. ICD-10 codes associated with ocular screening exams for systemic disorders decreased during the weeks post COVID-19. CONCLUSION: Ophthalmology practices need to be prepared to experience changes in practice patterns, implementation of telemedicine, and decreased patient volumes during a pandemic. Knowing the changes specific to each subspecialty clinic is vital to redistribute available resources correctly.

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Coping with COVID-19: An Italian Perspective on Corneal Surgery and Eye Banking in the Time of a Pandemic and Beyond

Cited by 35 publications

References 5 publications

Corneal transplantation in the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic: an international perspective

Corneal transplantation in the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic: an international perspective

Changes in Patient Visits and Diagnoses seen in an Academic Ophthalmology Department during the COVID-19 pandemic

Changes in Patient Visits and Diagnoses seen in an Academic Ophthalmology Department during the COVID-19 pandemic

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