Ocular and systemic complications of COVID-19: impact on patients and healthcare

EH Leung, J Fan, HW Flynn Jr, TA Albini - Clinical Ophthalmology, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
There is increasing information available about the effects of the SARS-CoV-2 virus on the
systemic and ocular health of patients, as well as the effects of delayed health care. This …

The transmission of SARS-CoV-2 infection on the ocular surface and prevention strategies

K Kitazawa, S Deinhardt-Emmer, T Inomata… - Cells, 2021 - mdpi.com
The severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is a global health
problem. Although the respiratory system is the main impaired organ, conjunctivitis is one of …

Impact on visual acuity in neovascular age related macular degeneration (nAMD) in Europe due to COVID-19 pandemic lockdown

C Arruabarrena, MD Toro, M Onen… - Journal of clinical …, 2021 - mdpi.com
This is a retrospective, multicenter study of consecutive patients with nAMD scheduled for a
visit and/or a treatment with an intravitreal injection (IVI) during the 3 months before …

[HTML][HTML] Prospective, longitudinal study: daily self-imaging with home OCT for neovascular age-related macular degeneration

Y Liu, NM Holekamp, JS Heier - Ophthalmology Retina, 2022 - Elsevier
Objective To validate the performance of the Notal Vision Home OCT (NVHO) system for
daily self-imaging at home and characterize the retinal fluid dynamics of patients with …

Effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on neovascular age-related macular degeneration and response to delayed Anti-VEGF treatment

DY Yeter, D Dursun, E Bozali, AV Ozec… - Journal Français d' …, 2021 - Elsevier
Objectives To investigate the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on the treatment course of
neovascular age-related macular degeneration (nAMD) patients who received anti-VEGF …

The effect of COVID-19 pandemic restrictions on neovascular AMD patients treated with treat-and-extend protocol

MO Sevik, A Aykut, G Özkan, V Dericioğlu… - International …, 2021 - Springer
Purpose To investigate the adherence rate of neovascular age-related macular
degeneration (nAMD) patients in treat-and-extend (TAE) protocol to their anti-vascular …

Telemedicine for the diagnosis and management of age-related macular degeneration: a review

GW Armstrong, JB Miller - Journal of clinical medicine, 2022 - mdpi.com
Use of ophthalmic telemedicine for patients with age-related macular degeneration (AMD)
has shown remarkable advances over recent years. The recent COVID pandemic …

[HTML][HTML] Effect of COVID-19-associated lockdown on patients with diabetic retinopathy

I Chatziralli, E Dimitriou, D Kazantzis, G Machairoudia… - Cureus, 2021 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Purpose To evaluate the effect of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)-related
lockdown in the management of patients with diabetic retinopathy (DR), including diabetic …

The effect of treatment discontinuation during the COVID-19 pandemic on visual acuity in exudative neovascular age-related macular degeneration: 1-year results

M Stattin, D Ahmed, A Graf, AM Haas… - Ophthalmology and …, 2021 - Springer
Introduction To evaluate the effect of a 9-week treatment deferral due to healthcare
restrictions caused by Austria's first governmental lockdown associated with the coronavirus …

Delayed anti-VEGF injections during the COVID-19 pandemic and changes in visual acuity in patients with three common retinal diseases: A systematic review and …

JHB Im, YP Jin, R Chow, RS Dharia, P Yan - survey of ophthalmology, 2022 - Elsevier
The COVID-19 pandemic disrupted the regular injections of anti-vascular endothelial growth
factor (anti-VEGF) in patients with various retinal diseases globally. It is unclear to what …