COVID-19 Era Impacts on the American Academy of Ophthalmology

Parke, David W.

doi:10.1016/j.ophtha.2020.07.056

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“…Graduate medical education (GME) in ophthalmology has faced and overcome many challenges over the past years 1 , 2 , 4 , 5 , 8 , 10 , 14 , 15 , 18 , 21 , 23 , 24 , 25 , 26 , 27 , 28 and 2020 has been a game-changer. 3 , 7 , 9 , 16 , 17 , 22 , 30 , 32 Although the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus pandemic disrupted education globally, ophthalmic educators rapidly transformed their curricula to novel and effective virtual formats. 3 , 6 , 12 , 16 , 22 , 30 , 32 While the COVID-19 outbreak has been one of the most significant challenges faced by educators, it has also provided an impetus to develop innovative teaching practices, bringing with it unprecedented success in allowing medical students to continue their education in ophthalmology despite these challenges.…”

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Impact of COVID-19 pandemic on ophthalmology medical student teaching: educational innovations, challenges, and future directions

Succar

Beaver

Lee

2022

Survey of Ophthalmology

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Impact of COVID-19 pandemic on ophthalmology medical student teaching: educational innovations, challenges, and future directions

Succar

Beaver

Lee

2022

Survey of Ophthalmology

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“…Eighteen hospitals (51.42%) did at least 50% of their training through virtual platforms. Despite the negative impact of COVID-19 in terms of clinical activity, most ophthalmologists' interest in online learning activities has increased (15). Mishra et al (16) reported the effect of webinars on the increase in theoretical knowledge as eight out of ten.…”

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The Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on Ophthalmology Residency Education

2022

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In December 2019, there were some reports revealed that the previously unknown virus was causing pneumonia in Wuhan, a city in Eastern China (1). February 11, 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the official name as "Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)," shortened version; COVID-19. March 11, 2020, the first COVID-19 case was detected in Türkiye (2) and March 17, 2020, the first COVID-19-related death occurred (3). At the time of writing this study, there have been 510,270,667 confirmed cases and 6,233,526 deaths worldwide; 15,028,397 cases and 98,751 deaths in Türkiye due to COVID-19 (4).COVID-19 pandemic has led to global disaster in health systems and also effect educational development of the medical students, residents, and fellowships (5). Health-care staffs, including ophthalmology residents, be charged in filiation and Objectives: The aim of this study is to investigate the theoretical, practical, and academic effects of the Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic on ophthalmology residents. Methods: The web-based survey consisting of 28 questions was sent through Email to 37 educators who provides resident training. We divided the pandemic period into three, according to the severity of the pandemic and the measures, compared with pre-pandemic period (PreP), separately.

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“…Most of these studies were developed in China (40,41,43,47) , mainly because the country was the rst epicenter of the disease. In some cases, ocular manifestations are one of the rst symptoms, and because of that, academic societ believes the eye may contribute to the understanding of COVID-19 pathophysiology (6,7) . Recently, new studies proved the presence of in the conjunctiva, limbus, and cornea, with prominent staining in the super cial epithelium surface, key factors for the infection of SARS-CoV-2 in human cells (55) .…”

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“…The World Health Organization (WHO) declared COVID-19 a pandemic threat, because of that, the academic community has concentrated all efforts to solve the pandemic and give people's normal lives back. The Chinese Hero and ophthalmologist Li Wenliang, MD, rst reported the possibility of a novel catastrophic virus, SARS-CoV-2, and now, it is already known that, in some cases, ocular manifestations are one of the rst symptoms, and consequently, the eye may contribute to the understanding of COVID-19 pathophysiology (6,7) . Since then, several studies on ocular manifestations of SARS-CoV-2 have been conducted, but virus collection methods and associations with the ocular surface are not clearly stated.…”

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Schirmer strip and conjunctival swab for viral detection on the ocular surface of adults: a scoping review

Sabage¹,

Mazzo²,

Sabage³

et al. 2021

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Purpose Schirmer Strips and Conjunctival swabs are used in ophthalmology for tears and fluids collection. During the COVID-19 pandemic, one of the biggest challenges is accurate diagnosis, and it is known that, in some cases, ocular manifestations are one of the first symptoms. In this context, this study has the objective of raising scientific evidence that highlights the use of Schirmer strips and conjunctival swabs as a method of sample collection for viral analysis to support future research on this theme. Methods A literature search was conducted in the PubMed, Web of Science and BVS databases, following the Scoping Review protocol defined by Joanna Briggs Institute (JBI) after the guiding question “Is it possible to detect viruses on the ocular surface with Schirmer Test and/or conjunctival swab?”.Results A total of 418 studies were identified, and after discerning analysis, 36 English written studies were selected. Three researchers analyzed studies after virus research, collection methods, and sample analysis. Publications were mainly on adenovirus, herpes simplex virus and SARS-CoV-2, and there is also evidence of ocular detection of more viruses types. Conjuntival swab analyzed through Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) or Reverse Transcriptase-PCR (RT-PCR) were the most used methods.Conclusions Studies have generally been conducted to understand viral infection, to develop accurate diagnostic methods and to follow the patients’ response to treatment. Most studies were performed with a small number of patients and lacked clear definitions of collection time and viral persistence since the onset of diseases. Viruses can be detected on the ocular surface through the analysis of Schirmer strips and conjunctival swabs. However, additional studies with larger populations and time permanence are necessary to develop more assertive conclusions on the theme.

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COVID-19 Era Impacts on the American Academy of Ophthalmology

Cited by 7 publications

References 3 publications

Impact of COVID-19 pandemic on ophthalmology medical student teaching: educational innovations, challenges, and future directions

Impact of COVID-19 pandemic on ophthalmology medical student teaching: educational innovations, challenges, and future directions

The Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on Ophthalmology Residency Education

Schirmer strip and conjunctival swab for viral detection on the ocular surface of adults: a scoping review

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