Influence of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Admissions for Retinal Detachment in a Tertiary Eye Emergency Department

Elia Franzolin, Rosa Longo, Stefano Casati, Piero Ceruti, Giorgio Marchini Ophthalmic Unit, Department of Neurosciences, Biomedicine and Movement Sciences, University of Verona, Verona, ItalyCorrespondence: Elia FranzolinOphthalmic Unit, Department of Neurosciences, Biomedicine and Movement Sciences...

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Autores principales:	Franzolin E, Longo R, Casati S, Ceruti P, Marchini G
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Publicado:	Dove Medical Press 2021
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:d9579270603a4ffd99a0509abcb9163a2021-12-02T15:52:56ZInfluence of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Admissions for Retinal Detachment in a Tertiary Eye Emergency Department1177-5483https://doaj.org/article/d9579270603a4ffd99a0509abcb9163a2021-05-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.dovepress.com/influence-of-the-covid-19-pandemic-on-admissions-for-retinal-detachmen-peer-reviewed-fulltext-article-OPTHhttps://doaj.org/toc/1177-5483Elia Franzolin, Rosa Longo, Stefano Casati, Piero Ceruti, Giorgio Marchini Ophthalmic Unit, Department of Neurosciences, Biomedicine and Movement Sciences, University of Verona, Verona, ItalyCorrespondence: Elia FranzolinOphthalmic Unit, Department of Neurosciences, Biomedicine and Movement Sciences, University of Verona, P.le L. A. Scuro 10, Verona, 37134, ItalyTel +39 3408245862Email franzolinelia@gmail.comPurpose: To compare the incidence and clinical characteristics of retinal detachments (RDs) diagnosed in a tertiary eye emergency department (EED) during the COVID-19 pandemic and in the corresponding period of the previous 4 years.Methods: EED consultations performed from February 21, 2020 (first national case of COVID-19 infection) to May 3, 2020 (end of lockdown imposed by national Government) and for the same date range of 2016– 2019 (pre-COVID-19 period), and with a confirmed diagnosis of RD were collected and reviewed. The following demographical and clinical features have been analyzed: age, gender, etiology of RD, macular involvement, best corrected visual acuity (BCVA), and duration of experienced symptoms.Results: Eighty-two subjects (20.5± 1.0 eyes/year) were diagnosed with RD in the pre-COVID-19 period, compared to 12 patients in the COVID-19 period (− 41.5%). During the pandemic, patients complained symptoms for a median of 8.5 days (IQR, 1.7– 15 days) before the EED consultation, while in the pre-COVID-19 period, they declared they had been symptomatic for 2 days (IQR, 1– 4 days) (p=0.037); macula-off RD raised from 56% to 75% and no one reported trauma as a triggering event.Conclusion: During the COVID-19 pandemic, the rate of RD diagnosed in our EED decreased significantly and patients waited longer before asking for an ophthalmologic examination. These findings are probably due to the fear of contracting the COVID-19 infection attending hospital environments. Even if emergency departments are often misused by people suffering non-urgent conditions, patients complaining of sudden visual loss, visual field defects, or phosphenes should always and promptly attend an EED visit to prevent a worse prognosis.Keywords: COVID-19 pandemic, eye emergency department, EED, eye, lockdown, retinal detachment, RDFranzolin ELongo RCasati SCeruti PMarchini GDove Medical Pressarticlecovid-19 pandemiceye emergency department (eed)eyelockdownretinal detachment (rd)OphthalmologyRE1-994ENClinical Ophthalmology, Vol Volume 15, Pp 2127-2131 (2021)
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spellingShingle	covid-19 pandemic eye emergency department (eed) eye lockdown retinal detachment (rd) Ophthalmology RE1-994 Franzolin E Longo R Casati S Ceruti P Marchini G Influence of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Admissions for Retinal Detachment in a Tertiary Eye Emergency Department
description	Elia Franzolin, Rosa Longo, Stefano Casati, Piero Ceruti, Giorgio Marchini Ophthalmic Unit, Department of Neurosciences, Biomedicine and Movement Sciences, University of Verona, Verona, ItalyCorrespondence: Elia FranzolinOphthalmic Unit, Department of Neurosciences, Biomedicine and Movement Sciences, University of Verona, P.le L. A. Scuro 10, Verona, 37134, ItalyTel +39 3408245862Email franzolinelia@gmail.comPurpose: To compare the incidence and clinical characteristics of retinal detachments (RDs) diagnosed in a tertiary eye emergency department (EED) during the COVID-19 pandemic and in the corresponding period of the previous 4 years.Methods: EED consultations performed from February 21, 2020 (first national case of COVID-19 infection) to May 3, 2020 (end of lockdown imposed by national Government) and for the same date range of 2016– 2019 (pre-COVID-19 period), and with a confirmed diagnosis of RD were collected and reviewed. The following demographical and clinical features have been analyzed: age, gender, etiology of RD, macular involvement, best corrected visual acuity (BCVA), and duration of experienced symptoms.Results: Eighty-two subjects (20.5± 1.0 eyes/year) were diagnosed with RD in the pre-COVID-19 period, compared to 12 patients in the COVID-19 period (− 41.5%). During the pandemic, patients complained symptoms for a median of 8.5 days (IQR, 1.7– 15 days) before the EED consultation, while in the pre-COVID-19 period, they declared they had been symptomatic for 2 days (IQR, 1– 4 days) (p=0.037); macula-off RD raised from 56% to 75% and no one reported trauma as a triggering event.Conclusion: During the COVID-19 pandemic, the rate of RD diagnosed in our EED decreased significantly and patients waited longer before asking for an ophthalmologic examination. These findings are probably due to the fear of contracting the COVID-19 infection attending hospital environments. Even if emergency departments are often misused by people suffering non-urgent conditions, patients complaining of sudden visual loss, visual field defects, or phosphenes should always and promptly attend an EED visit to prevent a worse prognosis.Keywords: COVID-19 pandemic, eye emergency department, EED, eye, lockdown, retinal detachment, RD
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title	Influence of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Admissions for Retinal Detachment in a Tertiary Eye Emergency Department
title_short	Influence of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Admissions for Retinal Detachment in a Tertiary Eye Emergency Department
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Influence of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Admissions for Retinal Detachment in a Tertiary Eye Emergency Department

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