Indian journal of ophthalmology
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Indian J Ophthalmol · Mar 2021
Multicenter StudyImpact of nationwide COVID-19 lockdown on keratoplasty and eye banking in India: A survey of cornea surgeons and eye banks.
The aim of this study was to analyze the impact of COVID-19 lockdown on keratoplasty and Eye Banking in India. ⋯ There is was a significant drop in both corneal tissue retrieval and utilization during during COVID-19 lockdown. There was a felt need for an alternate long term storage media.
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Indian J Ophthalmol · Nov 2020
Multicenter StudyImpact of COVID-19-related lockdown-I on a network of rural eye centres in Southern India.
With the outbreak of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), India went for lockdown-I on March 23, 2020. In this article, we report on the demographic profile and ocular disorders from our 20 rural eye centres during lockdown-I and its comparison with the pre-lockdown period. ⋯ Lockdown-I had significantly impacted patient care in rural areas. As compared to the pre-lockdown period, during the lockdown, there was an issue with access to services by females. Despite a higher number of specialty patients (including emergencies) visiting during the lockdown, 91% of the patients who visited rural centres could be managed locally, avoiding long-distance travel.
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Indian J Ophthalmol · Feb 2020
Multicenter Study Observational StudySpectrum of eye disorders in diabetes (SPEED) in India. Report # 2. Diabetic retinopathy and risk factors for sight threatening diabetic retinopathy in people with type 2 diabetes in India.
To assess the proportion of people with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) with diabetic retinopathy (DR) and sight-threatening DR (STDR) and associated risk factors in select eye-care facilities across India. ⋯ Diabetic retinopathy was prevalent in 1/3rd and sight-threatening DR in 1/5th of people with T2DM presenting at eye-care facilities in this pan-India facility-based study. The duration of diabetes was the strongest predictor for retinopathy.
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Indian J Ophthalmol · Jul 2019
Multicenter StudyProcurement, storage and utilization trends of eye banks in India.
To study the trends in collection, storage and utilization of donor corneas in eye banks in India. ⋯ VED still contributes to majority of the donor tissue retrieval in India. The majority of the eye banks still utilize whole globe enucleation technique and store tissues in MK media. Trends from previous years showed a change towards HCRP, in-situ excision technique and preservation in the long-term storage media.