Prevalence of COVID-19 in asymptomatic patients at a refractive surgery center

Pasricha, Neel D; Leviste, Katherine D; Volante, Vincent; Chang, Lily; Yoo, Sonia H.

doi:10.1097/j.jcrs.0000000000000655

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“…35,41,42 In the current study population, the prevalence of SARS-CoV2 infection before surgery (5.8%-7.5%) was considerably higher than that reported by others (0.6%-3.7%). 28,33,43,44 This could be attributed to the high number of cases in Miami during that time. 28,39 There were no associations between having a previous SARS-CoV-2 infection and intraoperative or postoperative complications.…”

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“…28,33,43,44 This could be attributed to the high number of cases in Miami during that time. 28,39 There were no associations between having a previous SARS-CoV-2 infection and intraoperative or postoperative complications. However, the number of individuals who had a previous positive test in this study was relatively small, and thus, further research is still needed to fully evaluate the impact of previous SARS-CoV-2 infection in surgical outcomes.…”

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“…Data regarding SARS-CoV-2 infection before and postoperatively were collected from the electronic medical records, including history of hospitalization due to SARS-CoV-2 infection and SARS-CoV-2 tests, and routinely administered screening questionnaires given to all individuals per hospital pandemic protocols. 28,29 These questionnaires were standardized and included questions regarding self-reported symptoms (fever, conjunctivitis, cough, sore throat, difficulty breathing, diarrhea, body aches, and/or lack of smell or taste in the past 10 days) and self-reported positive SARS-CoV-2 tests. Postoperative cases of SARS-CoV-2 infection were considered if they occurred during the first postoperative month; SARS-CoV-2 infections were defined as having either self-reported symptoms or a positive SARS-CoV-2 test.…”

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Risk and Impact of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 Infection on Corneal Transplantation: A Case–Control Study

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The purpose of this study was to evaluate the risk of symptomatic severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection after corneal transplantation surgery, with cataract surgeries as controls, and the impact of the novel coronavirus disease pandemic in the clinical and surgical complications of corneal transplantation and cataract surgeries.Methods: A retrospective matched case-control study of 480 consecutive individuals who underwent surgery at the Bascom Palmer Eye Institute between May 2020 and November 2020. A total of 240 patients who underwent corneal transplantation with tissue obtained from the Florida Lions Eye Bank were age, race, ethnicity, and sex matched with 240 patients who underwent cataract surgery during the same day and by the same surgical team. Only the first corneal transplant or cataract surgery during this period was considered for each individual. All donors and recipients were deemed SARS-CoV-2 negative by a nasopharyngeal polymerase chain reaction test before surgery. Postoperative SARS-CoV-2 infections were defined as previously SARS-CoV-2(2) individuals who developed symptoms or had a positive SARS-CoV-2 polymerase chain reaction test during the first postoperative month.Results: Mean age, sex, race, and ethnicity were similar between groups. There were no differences between the corneal transplant and cataract groups in the rates of SARS-CoV-2 infection before (5.8% vs. 7.5%, P= 0.6) or after surgery (2.9% vs. 2.9%, P = 1). The rates of postoperative complications did not increase during the pandemic, compared with previously reported ranges.Conclusions: In this study, postoperative SARS-CoV-2 infection was similar for individuals undergoing corneal transplantation or cataract surgery. Further research is required to evaluate the transmission of SARS-CoV-2 through corneal tissue.

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