The impact of COVID-19 on ophthalmology practice in Egypt
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...
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| author | Hany Mahmoud |
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| 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. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-1d991872684b408b9d8adc47d2b948a02022-12-21T23:34:52ZengAOSISAfrican Vision and Eye Health2413-31832410-15162020-11-01791e1e310.4102/aveh.v79i1.604441The impact of COVID-19 on ophthalmology practice in EgyptHany Mahmoud0Department Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine, Sohag University, SohagBackground: 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.https://avehjournal.org/index.php/aveh/article/view/604covid-19lockdownophthalmologyophthalmology practiceophthalmology in egypt |
| spellingShingle | Hany Mahmoud The impact of COVID-19 on ophthalmology practice in Egypt African Vision and Eye Health covid-19 lockdown ophthalmology ophthalmology practice ophthalmology in egypt |
| title | The impact of COVID-19 on ophthalmology practice in Egypt |
| title_full | The impact of COVID-19 on ophthalmology practice in Egypt |
| title_fullStr | The impact of COVID-19 on ophthalmology practice in Egypt |
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| title_short | The impact of COVID-19 on ophthalmology practice in Egypt |
| title_sort | impact of covid 19 on ophthalmology practice in egypt |
| topic | covid-19 lockdown ophthalmology ophthalmology practice ophthalmology in egypt |
| url | https://avehjournal.org/index.php/aveh/article/view/604 |
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