COVID-19 pandemic and lacrimal practice: Multipronged resumption strategies and getting back on our feet

Ali, Mohammad Javed

doi:10.4103/ijo.ijo_1753_20

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“…This may be attributed to the cosmetic nature of ptosis surgery and the high risk of virus transmission while performing DCR. [ 17 18 ] Though we did not analyze how many of such patients actually presented to the OPD which would have given a better idea regarding whether the surgery were not opted by the patients or were postponed by the surgeon. This is however out of the scope of the present study.…”

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Surgical performance and the positivity rate for novel coronavirus (severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2) in an ophthalmic setup during the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic

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Surgical performance and the positivity rate for novel coronavirus (severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2) in an ophthalmic setup during the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic

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“…In addition to the use of povidone-iodine, combined multi-pronged approach starting from screening, triaging and testing strategies, utilization of personal protection equipment and surgical precautions to avoid aerosol creation have been recommended. 26 In all, 162/259 (62.55%) of the respondents were aware of the povidone-iodine protocol suggested for lacrimal surgeries; indicating a reasonably high level of information dissemination.…”

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<p>A Survey on the Impact of COVID-19 on Lacrimal Surgery: The Asia-Pacific Perspective</p>

Nair¹,

Narayanan²,

Ali³

2020

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Aim To assess the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic-related lockdown on lacrimal surgery among oculoplastic surgeons in the Asia-Pacific region. Methods An institutional board review approved anonymous electronic survey was sent out via email to oculoplastic surgeons across the Asia-Pacific region. All responses were tabulated and analysed. Results A total of 259 valid responses were received. Nearly 87% of the surgeons agreed that lacrimal procedures were associated with a high risk of COVID-19 transmission. In all, at the time of taking the survey, 151/259 (58.3%) of the surgeons were not performing any lacrimal surgeries in view of the COVID-19 pandemic and 71/259 (27.4%) of the respondents were only performing emergency lacrimal surgeries. External dacryocystorhinostomy was the most commonly performed lacrimal procedure across the region and lacrimal procedures contributed to at least 25% of the income for nearly a third of the respondents. Majority of the respondents were female (52.9%), but a significantly higher proportion of male oculoplastic surgeons were still performing lacrimal surgeries during the lockdown. Over 75% of respondents indicated that resuming lacrimal procedures is important to their practice. Conclusion The survey showed that there was a general agreement among the surveyed oculoplastic surgeons in the Asia-Pacific region that lacrimal procedures were associated with a high risk of COVID-19 transmission and over 85% of them of had either stopped performing elective lacrimal surgeries altogether or were providing only emergent care. It is likely that not performing elective lacrimal procedures, COVID-19 has financially impacted a high percentage of the surveyed oculoplastic surgeons.

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“…[7][8][9][10][11] Variant strains with high infectivity kept emerging even after widespread coverage of vaccination. [12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20] Lacrimal surgeons adjust their practice to limit viral spread while gradually resuming lacrimal services. This study aims to survey lacrimal surgeons worldwide on their practice of nasolacrimal duct obstruction before the COVID-19 outbreak, during the first wave of COVID-19 pandemic (Spring 2020), and during the study period (12 March 2021 to 12 May 2021).…”

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Global survey of lacrimal surgeons on practice of nasolacrimal duct obstruction amid COVID-19 pandemic

Lam

Fayers

Yuen

et al. 2022

Hong Kong Journal of Ophthalmology

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COVID-19 pandemic and lacrimal practice: Multipronged resumption strategies and getting back on our feet

Cited by 6 publications

References 62 publications

Surgical performance and the positivity rate for novel coronavirus (severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2) in an ophthalmic setup during the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic

Surgical performance and the positivity rate for novel coronavirus (severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2) in an ophthalmic setup during the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic

<p>A Survey on the Impact of COVID-19 on Lacrimal Surgery: The Asia-Pacific Perspective</p>

Global survey of lacrimal surgeons on practice of nasolacrimal duct obstruction amid COVID-19 pandemic

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