Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the Incidence and Characteristics of Culture-Positive Microbial Keratitis at a Tertiary Eye Hospital in the UK.

Luke MichaelsJay RichardsonAndrew WalkdenFiona Carley

Published in: Clinical ophthalmology (Auckland, N.Z.) (2022)

Contrary to our hypothesis, our results suggest that the COVID-19 pandemic did not alter the incidence or characteristics of microbial keratitis presenting to Manchester Royal Eye Hospital in the year following the implementation of lockdown measures in the UK.

Keyphrases

healthcare
microbial community
risk factors
acute care
primary care
cross sectional
adverse drug
emergency department
quality improvement