The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Ophthalmic Care at an Eye-Specific Emergency Department in an Outbreak Hotspot.
Jade Y MoonJohn B MillerRaviv KatzThong TaColleen SzypkoItika GargAlice C LorchMatthew F GardinerGrayson W ArmstrongPublished in: Clinical ophthalmology (Auckland, N.Z.) (2020)
The total number of eye-specific ED visits dropped compared to prior years while the proportion of urgent visits increased. Patients were likely more reluctant to seek eye care, deferring less urgent evaluation.