Open AccessManagement of Rhegmatogenous Retinal Detachment during COVID-19 Pandemic
Author(s) -
Adel Alakeely,
Abeer Habeeb
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
the open covid journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2666-9587
DOI - 10.2174/2666958702101010077
Subject(s) - covid-19 , pandemic , retinal detachment , economic shortage , medicine , ophthalmology , optometry , retinal , disease , virology , infectious disease (medical specialty) , outbreak , linguistics , philosophy , government (linguistics)
Patients with primary Rhuegmatougenous Retinal detachment during COVID-19 pandemic were more likely to present late, have macula involving disease secondary and to show poor visual outcomes. Pneumatic Retinopexy (PR) is a procedure that eliminates the need for admission and limits the duration of contact with patients. Hence, more feasible during periods of shortage in hospital beds and medical personnel in the pandemic. In our experience, we successfully performed pneumatic retinopexy on two confirmed COVID-19 cases with favourable visual outcomes. We would recommend retina surgeons be familiar with such procedure as it may be a good alternative to conventional treatment while minimizing the risk of transmitting COVID-19.