Incidence and surgical care of retinal detachment during the first SARS-CoV-2 lockdown period at a tertiary referral center in Austria

Incidence and surgical care of retinal detachment during the first SARS-CoV-2 lockdown period at a tertiary referral center in Austria

Purpose To assess the influence of the SARS-CoV-2 lockdown in spring on frequency, severity and quality of care of rhegmatogeneous retinal detachments (RRD) in a tertiary referral center in Vienna, Austria. Methods Single center, consecutive case series with historical controls. Patients presenting...

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Main Authors: Georgopoulos, M. (Author), Mylonas, G. (Author), Pollreisz, A. (Author), Reiter, G.S (Author), Reumueller, A. (Author), Sacu, S. (Author), Schmidt-Erfurth, U. (Author), Schranz, M. (Author)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science 2021
Subjects:
adult
aged
Aged
Article
Austria
clinical article
controlled study
coronavirus disease 2019
COVID-19
disease severity
female
Female
health care quality
human
Humans
incidence
Incidence
lockdown
male
Male
middle aged
Middle Aged
nonhuman
ophthalmologist
pandemic
patient referral
patient volume
quarantine
Quarantine
retina detachment
Retinal Detachment
Retrospective Studies
retrospective study
seasonal variation
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2
surgical technique
tertiary care center
Tertiary Care Centers
therapy delay
vitrectomy
vitreoretinopathy
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