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Retrospective analysis of telematic glaucoma clinic as a consequence of COVID-19 pandemic (preprint)
researchsquare; 2024.
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| PREPRINT-RESEARCHSQUARE | ID: ppzbmed-10.21203.rs.3.rs-3997537.v1
ABSTRACT
PURPOSE Due to COVID-19 pandemic, the glaucoma clinic had to adapt to meet the needs of this chronic disease. New technologies allowed us to monitor some of these patients in a telematic way. METHODS We retrospectively analyzed patients with-open angle glaucoma who were visited between September 2021 and March 2022, and compared Visual Field (VF) and Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT) parameters depending on whether they had telematic or only face-to-face controls. All patients were stratified in each group according to glaucoma severity. RESULTS A total of 204 eyes from 118 patients were included in the analysis, with 100 in the group with only face-to-face controls (group 1/FTF) and 104 with some telematic control (group 2/HG). In group 2/HG, an average of 3.37 face-to-face visits and 1.27 telematic visits were made, while group 1/FTF had 4.4 face-to-face visits. There was no significant difference between the pre-pandemic and 2 years after it visits, neither in Visual Accuity, OCT and VF parameters. Regarding glaucoma severity, there were more cases of severe glaucoma in group 1/FTF and more cases of mild glaucoma in group 2/HG. CONCLUSIONS Telematic management of the glaucoma clinic, with the use of appropriate tools, can be useful for maintaining the quality of care during periods of face-to-face consultations saturation or when face-to-face control is completely impossible.
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Vision Disorders
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Glaucoma
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COVID-19
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English
Year:
2024
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Preprint
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