Impact of COVID-19 on Ophthalmologists
Keywords:
OPHTHALMOLOGY; COVID-19
Abstract
Objectives: To determine the effects of COVID 19 pandemic on the professional lives of ophthalmologists
Methods: This cross sectional survey was conducted for 6 months in late 2020 and used google forms for data collection.
Results: Total 68 respondents gave their likert response for each of the 20 statements. No. %, median, mode and interquartile range, of all respondents likert sentiment for each statement, were calculated. Survey results showed general, ‘consent and consensus’.
Conclusion: Covid-19 has influenced professional lives of ophthalmologists.
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3. World health organization. Corona virus disease (COVID 19) pandemic. Available from https://www.who.int/emergencies/diseases/novel-coronavirus-2019?adgroupsurvey={adgroupsurvey}&gclid=CjwKCAjw7J6EBhBDEiwA5UUM2pzRnHONp8iitXCYdQI6jbS6YCOlrYBx1dWi9N9eCWi3pvOLDJ5wRRoCHYAQAvD_BwE.
4. Sethi, B., Sethi, A., Ali, S., & Aamir, H. S. (2020). Impact of Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic on health professionals. Pakistan Journal of Medical Sciences, 36(COVID19-S4). https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.36.COVID19-S4.2779.
5. Kuo IC, O'Brien TP. COVID-19 and ophthalmology: an underappreciated occupational hazard. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2020;41(10):1207-1208. doi:10.1017/ice.2020.238.
6. Urooj, U., Ansari, A., Siraj, A., Khan, S., & Tariq, H. (2020). Expectations, Fears and Perceptions of doctors during Covid-19 Pandemic. Pakistan Journal of Medical Sciences, 36(COVID19-S4). https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.36.COVID19-S4.2643.
7. Ferrara, M., Romano, V., Steel, D.H. et al. Reshaping ophthalmology training after COVID-19 pandemic. Eye 34, 2089–2097 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41433-020-1061-3
8. Ting DSW, Lin H, Ruamviboonsuk P, Wong TY, Sim DA. Artificial intelligence, the internet of things, and virtual clinics: ophthalmology at the digital translation forefront. Lancet Digit Health. 2020 Jan;2(1):e8-e9. doi: 10.1016/S2589-7500(19)30217-1.
9. Lee R, Raison N, Lau WY, Aydin A, Dasgupta P, Ahmed K, Haldar S. A systematic review of simulation-based training tools for technical and non-technical skills in ophthalmology. Eye (Lond). 2020 Oct;34(10):1737-1759. doi: 10.1038/s41433-020-0832-1.
10. Erridge S, Yeung DKT, Patel HRH, Purkayastha S. Telementoring of Surgeons: A Systematic Review. Surg Innov. 2019 Feb;26(1):95-111. doi: 10.1177/1553350618813250.
11. Backhaus J, Huth K, Entwistle A, Homayounfar K, Koenig S. Digital Affinity in Medical Students Influences Learning Outcome: A Cluster Analytical Design Comparing Vodcast With Traditional Lecture. J Surg Educ. 2019 May-Jun;76(3):711-719. doi: 10.1016/j.jsurg.2018.12.001. Epub 2019 Mar 2.
12. Mishra K, Boland MV, Woreta FA. Incorporating a virtual curriculum into ophthalmology education in the coronavirus disease-2019 era. Curr Opin Ophthalmol. 2020 Sep;31(5):380-385. doi: 10.1097/ICU.0000000000000681.
13. Andersen JP, Nielsen MW, Simone NL, Lewiss RE, Jagsi R. COVID-19 medical papers have fewer women first authors than expected. Elife. 2020 Jun 15;9:e58807. doi: 10.7554/eLife.58807
14. Pavola A. 266 hospitals furloughing workers in response to covid-19. Beckers Hospital CFO Report. Financial Management.[online] Aug 2020. Available from: https://www.beckershospitalreview.com/finance/49-hospitals-furloughing-workers-in-response-to-covid-19.html
15. Elishar R, Fishban D, Paret G, Kashtan H. Residency examinations in the course of the Israeli Scientific Council to execute the final board oral examinations during a local and global pandemic]. Harefuah.2020 Dec; 159(12):851-855. Hebrew. PMID: 33369296.
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17. Richterman A, Meyerowitz EA, Cevik M. Hospital-Acquired SARS-CoV-2 Infection: Lessons for Public Health. JAMA. 2020;324(21):2155–2156. doi:10.1001/jama.2020.21399
18. Kuo IC, O'Brien TP. COVID-19 and ophthalmology: An environmental work hazard. J Occup Health. 2020;62(1):e12124. doi:10.1002/1348-9585.12124.
19. Lacorzana J, Ortiz-Perez S, Rubio Prats M. Incidence of COVID-19 among ophthalmology professionals. Med Clin (Engl Ed). 2020;155(5):225. doi:10.1016/j.medcle.2020.05.014.
20. Khanna RC, Honavar SG, Metla AL, Bhattacharya A, Maulik PK. Psychological impact of COVID-19 on ophthalmologists-in-training and practising ophthalmologists in India. Indian J Ophthalmol. 2020 Jun;68(6):994-998. doi: 10.4103/ijo.IJO_1458_20.
21. Cheng, Lin, Chen, Lei, Xiao, Li, Zhang, Jianping, Cheng, Yilian, Zhou, Lian, Peng, Yu and Liu, Lei. "Problems and solutions of personal protective equipment doffing in COVID-19" Open Medicine, vol. 15, no. 1, 2020, pp. 605-612. https://doi.org/10.1515/med-2020-0172
22. Lorenzo D, Carrisi C. COVID-19 exposure risk for family members of healthcare workers: An observational study. Int J Infect Dis. 2020 Sep;98:287-289. doi: 10.1016/j.ijid.2020.06.106.
23. Donnelfield ED, Devgan U. AAO covid-19 survey shows revenue losses for private practices. [online] 21 May 2020. Available from: https://www.healio.com/news/ophthalmology/20200521/aao-covid19-survey-shows-revenue-losses-for-private-practices
24. Hoeferlin, C., Hosseini, H. Review of Clinical and Operative Recommendations for Ophthalmology Practices During the COVID-19 Pandemic. SN Compr. Clin. Med. 3, 3–8 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s42399-020-00633-1
25. Ike PI, Covid-19 is putting millions of people at risk of blindness. World Economic Forum. [online] 16 Nov 2020. Available from: https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2020/11/covid-19-is-pushing-millions-of-people-into-blindness/
26. Arntz A, Khaliliyeh D, Cruzat A, et al. Open-care telemedicine in ophthalmology during the COVID-19 pandemic: a pilot study. Archivos de la Sociedad Espanola de Oftalmologia. 2020 Dec;95(12):586-590. DOI: 10.1016/j.oftal.2020.09.005
27. Teo, K.Y.C., Chan, R.V.P. & Cheung, C.M.G. Keeping our eyecare providers and patients safe during the COVID-19 pandemic. Eye 34, 1161–1162 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41433-020-0960-7
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2021-08-31
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