OCULAR EMERGENCIES DURING COVID-19 NATIONAL LOCKDOWN
- Department of Ophthalmology, Baroda Medical College, Vadodara, Gujarat, India.
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Purpose: This survey was conducted to study the incidence of ocular emergencies during the lockdown period imposed by government of India due to the coronavirus.
Methods: All the ocular emergencies coming to the ophthalmology casualty during the lockdown period were included in our study. Brief history with relevant ocular examination & evaluation was done. All valid responses were tabulated & analysed. Relevant treatment was given.
Results: A total of 64 ocular emergencies were recorded during the study period. 57 cases were trauma (89.06%) to the eye. 3 (4.69%) phacomorphic glaucoma cases, 3 (4.69%) cases of angle closure glaucoma & 1 (1.56%) case of neovascular glaucoma were the other emergencies.
Conclusion: Our study shows that with near-total cessation of elective surgeries there was a significant rise in ocular emergencies more from the rural areas. With kids being the major victim, it can be concluded that lockdown was fatal to them with inadequate monitoring.
[Aditi Pai, Indravadan Vasava and Shankar S. Ganvit (2020); OCULAR EMERGENCIES DURING COVID-19 NATIONAL LOCKDOWN Int. J. of Adv. Res. 8 (Jul). 1005-1009] (ISSN 2320-5407). www.journalijar.com
FINAL YEAR RESIDENT, DEPT OF OPHTHALMOLOGY, BARODA MEDICAL COLLEGE, VADODARA
India
