Intravitreal injections during COVID-19 outbreak: Real-world experience from an Italian tertiary referral center
Adriano Carnevali, Giuseppe Giannaccare, Valentina Gatti, Gianfranco Scuteri, Giorgio Randazzo, Vincenzo Scorcia
Abstract
We report our experience during COVID-19 outbreak for intravitreal injections in patients with maculopathy. We proposed a treatment priority levels and timings; the "High" priority level includes all monocular patients; the "Moderate" is assigned to all patients with an active macular neovascularization; the patients affected by diabetic macular edema or retinal vein occlusion belong to the "Low" class. This organization allowed us to treat the most urgent patients although the injections performed had a 91.7% drop compared to the same period of 2019.
Topics & Concepts
MedicineCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)Macular edemaMaculopathyOphthalmologyOutbreakSevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)Choroidal neovascularization2019-20 coronavirus outbreakOptometrySurgeryRetinalRetinopathyInternal medicineVirologyDiseaseDiabetes mellitusEndocrinologyInfectious disease (medical specialty)Retinal and Optic ConditionsRetinal Diseases and TreatmentsRetinal Imaging and Analysis