Open AccessSuprachoroidal hemorrhage during phacoemulsification surgery associated with recent COVID ‐19: A report of two cases
Author(s) -
Jamali Hossein,
Sadeghi Elham,
Nowroozzadeh Mohammad Hossein
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
clinical case reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.21
H-Index - 9
ISSN - 2050-0904
DOI - 10.1002/ccr3.6204
Subject(s) - medicine , phacoemulsification , covid-19 , cataract surgery , ophthalmology , surgery , anesthesia , virology , visual acuity , disease , outbreak , infectious disease (medical specialty)
To report two cases of suprachoroidal hemorrhage during otherwise uncomplicated phacoemulsification, in whom COVID‐19 was documented with a positive PCR test about 1 month before the surgery and the importance of postponing elective surgeries for several months after infection.