The impact of COVID-19 on ophthalmology practice in Egypt
African Vision and Eye Health
Field | Value | |
Title | The impact of COVID-19 on ophthalmology practice in Egypt | |
Creator | Mahmoud, Hany | |
Description | Background: The emergence of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) affected medical practice all over the world including ophthalmology, especially elective procedures.Objectives: Evaluation of the effect of COVID-19 on ophthalmology practice in Egypt.Method: A cross-sectional study was done using an internet-based questionnaire including Egyptian ophthalmologists.Results: A total of 1257 participants completed the questionnaires. A majority of the responders (79.9%) were working in private ophthalmic organisations. Out of (79.9%) responders, (57.5%) were seeing patients at the time of the survey. The majority of patients seen (32%) and operations done (21.1%) were both emergency and electives. Most of the responders (82%) did not try to use telemedicine. The majority of the participants (81.5%) thought that the lockdown had a detrimental effect on the progression and follow-up of chronic diseases (e.g. glaucoma).Conclusion: COVID-19 affects elective ophthalmology practice; we need to activate the role of telemedicine according to ethics. | |
Publisher | AOSIS | |
Date | 2020-11-18 | |
Identifier | 10.4102/aveh.v79i1.604 | |
Source | African Vision and Eye Health; Vol 79, No 1 (2020); 3 pages 2410-1516 2413-3183 | |
Language | eng | |
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