The Impact of the First Peak of the COVID-19 Pandemic on a Paediatric Ophthalmology Service in the United Kingdom: Experience from Alder Hey Children's Hospital.

Megan Kay WoodJudith GrayAnkur RajJose Gonzalez-Martin Damien C M Yeo

Published in: The British and Irish orthoptic journal (2021)

The COVID-19 pandemic has dramatically restricted clinical activity in the ophthalmology service. Paediatric ophthalmology is vulnerable to capacity issues and the consequences of delayed or cancelled appointments. Departments must adapt quickly and maximise capacity to help reduce the backlog and treat patients effectively and safely. Solutions such as teleophthalmology have potential although can be difficult in the paediatric population.

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