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ReviewMicroorganisms2023

Considerations of COVID-19 in Ophthalmology.

Maria Letizia Salvetat, Mutali Musa, Francesco Pellegrini, Carlo Salati, Leopoldo Spadea, Marco Zeppieri

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Review in Microorganisms, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
6citing papers in PubMed
1.7field-weighted citation impact, top 16% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

6 citing papers in PubMed, 6 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Maria Letizia SalvetatDepartment of Ophthalmology, Azienda Sanitaria Friuli Occidentale, 33170 Pordenone, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-6566-1075
Mutali MusaDepartment of Optometry, University of Benin, Benin City 300238, Edo State, Nigeria.ORCID 0000-0001-7486-8361
Francesco PellegriniDepartment of Ophthalmology, Azienda Sanitaria Friuli Occidentale, 33170 Pordenone, Italy.
Carlo SalatiDepartment of Ophthalmology, University Hospital of Udine, 33100 Udine, Italy.
Leopoldo SpadeaEye Clinic, Policlinico Umberto I, "Sapienza" University of Rome, 00142 Rome, Italy.
Marco ZeppieriDepartment of Ophthalmology, University Hospital of Udine, 33100 Udine, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-0999-5545
Azienda Unità Sanitaria Locale di Ferrara · ITUniversity of Udine · ITPoliclinico Umberto I · ITUniversity of Benin · NG

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Since its emergence in early 2020, the SARS-CoV-2 infection has had a significant impact on the entire eye care system. Ophthalmologists have been categorized as a high-risk group for contracting the virus due to the belief that the eye may be a site of inoculation and transmission of the SARS-CoV-2 infection. As a result, clinical ophthalmologists, optometrists, and eyecare professionals have had to familiarize themselves with the ocular manifestations of COVID-19, as well as its treatments and vaccines. The implementation of measures to prevent the transmission of the virus, such as restrictions, lockdowns, telemedicine, and artificial intelligence (AI), have led to substantial and potentially irreversible changes in routine clinical practice, education, and research. This has resulted in the emergence of a new mode of managing patients in a routine clinical setting. This brief review aims to provide an overview of various aspects of COVID-19 in ophthalmology, including the ocular manifestations related to the disease, the modes of transmission of SARS-CoV-2 infection, precautions taken in ophthalmic practice to prevent the spread of the virus, drugs, and vaccines used in the treatment of COVID-19, the impact of the pandemic on patients, clinicians, and the eye care system as a whole, and the future of ophthalmology conditioned by this global pandemic experience.

Indexed as

COVID-19lockdownophthalmologypandemicSARS-CoV-2vaccinationviral infectionviral transmission

Identifiers

PMID37764064
PMCPMC10538084
OpenAlexW4386379893

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Registered trials

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