Vitreoretinal Surgery in the Post-Lockdown Era: Making the Case for Combined Phacovitrectomy

Fares Antaki,1 Daniel Milad,2 Simon Javidi,1 Ali Dirani3 1Department of Ophthalmology, Centre Hospitalier de l’Université de Montréal (CHUM), Montreal, QC, Canada; 2Faculty of Medicine, Université Laval, Québec, QC, Canada; 3Department of Ophthal...

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Autores principales:	Antaki F, Milad D, Javidi S, Dirani A
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Publicado:	Dove Medical Press 2020
Materias:	covid-19 phacovitrectomy vitreoretinal surgery retinal detachment macular hole epiretinal membrane cataract Ophthalmology RE1-994
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:5042d0d9677241bb86e749aaff122ba82021-12-02T13:17:08ZVitreoretinal Surgery in the Post-Lockdown Era: Making the Case for Combined Phacovitrectomy1177-5483https://doaj.org/article/5042d0d9677241bb86e749aaff122ba82020-08-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.dovepress.com/vitreoretinal-surgery-in-the-post-lockdown-era-making-the-case-for-com-peer-reviewed-article-OPTHhttps://doaj.org/toc/1177-5483Fares Antaki,1 Daniel Milad,2 Simon Javidi,1 Ali Dirani3 1Department of Ophthalmology, Centre Hospitalier de l’Université de Montréal (CHUM), Montreal, QC, Canada; 2Faculty of Medicine, Université Laval, Québec, QC, Canada; 3Department of Ophthalmology, Centre Universitaire d’Ophtalmologie, Hôpital du Saint-Sacrement, CHU de Québec - Université Laval, Québec, QC, CanadaCorrespondence: Ali DiraniDepartment of Ophthalmology, Centre Universitaire d’Ophtalmologie, Hôpital du Saint-Sacrement, CHU de Québec - Université Laval, Québec, CanadaEmail drdirani@gmail.comAbstract: The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic has significantly limited the capacity of healthcare systems to provide elective services like cataract surgery. Cataract formation is a frequent complication after pars plana vitrectomy. In this paper, we review the pros and cons of combined phacovitrectomy as opposed to sequential surgery in the post-pandemic era. In particular, we discuss the patient-level visual benefits and societal economic advantages of this procedure.Keywords: COVID-19, phacovitrectomy, vitreoretinal surgery, retinal detachment, macular hole, epiretinal membrane, cataractAntaki FMilad DJavidi SDirani ADove Medical Pressarticlecovid-19phacovitrectomyvitreoretinal surgeryretinal detachmentmacular holeepiretinal membranecataractOphthalmologyRE1-994ENClinical Ophthalmology, Vol Volume 14, Pp 2307-2309 (2020)
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spellingShingle	covid-19 phacovitrectomy vitreoretinal surgery retinal detachment macular hole epiretinal membrane cataract Ophthalmology RE1-994 Antaki F Milad D Javidi S Dirani A Vitreoretinal Surgery in the Post-Lockdown Era: Making the Case for Combined Phacovitrectomy
description	Fares Antaki,1 Daniel Milad,2 Simon Javidi,1 Ali Dirani3 1Department of Ophthalmology, Centre Hospitalier de l’Université de Montréal (CHUM), Montreal, QC, Canada; 2Faculty of Medicine, Université Laval, Québec, QC, Canada; 3Department of Ophthalmology, Centre Universitaire d’Ophtalmologie, Hôpital du Saint-Sacrement, CHU de Québec - Université Laval, Québec, QC, CanadaCorrespondence: Ali DiraniDepartment of Ophthalmology, Centre Universitaire d’Ophtalmologie, Hôpital du Saint-Sacrement, CHU de Québec - Université Laval, Québec, CanadaEmail drdirani@gmail.comAbstract: The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic has significantly limited the capacity of healthcare systems to provide elective services like cataract surgery. Cataract formation is a frequent complication after pars plana vitrectomy. In this paper, we review the pros and cons of combined phacovitrectomy as opposed to sequential surgery in the post-pandemic era. In particular, we discuss the patient-level visual benefits and societal economic advantages of this procedure.Keywords: COVID-19, phacovitrectomy, vitreoretinal surgery, retinal detachment, macular hole, epiretinal membrane, cataract
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title	Vitreoretinal Surgery in the Post-Lockdown Era: Making the Case for Combined Phacovitrectomy
title_short	Vitreoretinal Surgery in the Post-Lockdown Era: Making the Case for Combined Phacovitrectomy
title_full	Vitreoretinal Surgery in the Post-Lockdown Era: Making the Case for Combined Phacovitrectomy
title_fullStr	Vitreoretinal Surgery in the Post-Lockdown Era: Making the Case for Combined Phacovitrectomy
title_full_unstemmed	Vitreoretinal Surgery in the Post-Lockdown Era: Making the Case for Combined Phacovitrectomy
title_sort	vitreoretinal surgery in the post-lockdown era: making the case for combined phacovitrectomy
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publishDate	2020
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Vitreoretinal Surgery in the Post-Lockdown Era: Making the Case for Combined Phacovitrectomy

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