Abstract
The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has significantly impacted the health of people around the world and has reshaped social behaviors and clinical practice. The purpose of this perspective is to provide epidemiologists and clinicians with information about how the spectrum of ocular trauma diseases changed, as well as to optimize management for improving patient prognosis during this crisis. Analysis of current studies revealed that the prevalence of eye trauma decreased overall, with a trend of delayed medical treatment during the COVID-19 era. Irregular epidemic prevention and control measures, unprotected home activities, and unusual mental states are the main causes of ocular trauma. Strategies for reducing morbidity are also discussed, including popularizing the use norms of prevention and control supplies, taking heed to the safety of family activities, highlighting the special status of child protection, and paying attention to previous case data to implement region-specific precautions. The procedure of ophthalmological emergency and outpatient management should also be optimized, and mental health should be emphasized during this pandemic.
Highlights
The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has demonstrated wide-ranging effects on the society and the healthcare system
The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the morbidity and management of ocular trauma were determined through literature search in the databases of Web of Science, Embase, Cochrane and PubMed, and presented as a narrative review owing to the novelty of related studies [20]
Several studies have reported an overall decreasing trend in the morbidity of ocular trauma, and the number of emergency eye services has decreased during the COVID-19 era, especially for traffic and work-related trauma
Summary
The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has demonstrated wide-ranging effects on the society and the healthcare system. Many countries have executed strong “Shelter-in-Place” policies to curb its spread. Such measures have significantly impacted the mental preference and behavioral pattern of individuals, which has led to further changes in the disease spectrum [1, 2]. The pandemic has significantly disrupted scheduled medical activities, through the redeployment of more healthcare resources to COVID19 patients and addition of COVID-19 screening for infection control before treatment [7, 8]. Patients grew more reluctant to seek health care, for fear of nosocomial infection, and even delay treatment [9]
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