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Birumut Gedik, Muhammet Kazim Erol, Fulya Duman, Berna Dogan, Sibel Yavuz, Elcin Suren, Melih Akidan, Elif Betül Turkoglu |
| Rok vydání: |
2022 |
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IntroductionIn this study, we aimed to investigate the effect of the COVID-19 on progression to glaucoma surgery in patients followed up at the retina unit of the Ophthalmology Outpatient Clinic of Health Sciences University Antalya Training and Research Hospital.MethodsThe patients who were followed up at the retina unit of our hospital. The patients were divided into four groups. This study was retrospective.Results The ratio of the number of patients who underwent glaucoma surgery to the number of those presenting to the retina unit was found to be statistically significantly increased in Group 4 compared to the remaining three groups (pConclusionThis study is the first to examine the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on progression to glaucoma surgery in patients followed up at the retina unit. We found an increase in the number of patients that required surgery for neovascular or silicone oil-induced glaucoma compared to previous years as a result of not attending regular follow-up at the retina unit due to COVID-19. We consider that inability to apply timely treatments due to the pandemic conditions are effective in this situation. |
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OpenAIRE |
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