Open AccessThe Impact of Covid-19 on Ophthalmological Emergency Department Visits at King Khaled Eye Specialist Hospital in Riyadh City, Saudi Arabia
Author(s) -
Reem Alamri,
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Ohoud Owaidhah,
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Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
journal of ophthalmology research reviews and reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2754-4990
DOI - 10.47363/jorrr/2021(3)123
Subject(s) - medicine , emergency department , covid-19 , pandemic , retrospective cohort study , optometry , medical emergency , pediatrics , emergency medicine , surgery , nursing , disease , pathology , infectious disease (medical specialty)
Purpose: This study aimed to assess the impact of COVID-19 on ophthalmological emergency department visits at King Khaled eye specialist hospital in Riyadh city, Saudi Arabia. Method: A Retrospective Record Review was conducted at KKESH in Riyadh city during a pandemic period from 2 March to 30 June of 2019 and same period in 2020. Data include all patients who visited the ophthalmology emergency department with all age groups.