Ocular manifestations in SARS-CoV-2 infection and pre-exposure prophylaxis of ophthalmic medical staff

Nowak, Marcin; Nowak, Wojciech

doi:10.5114/ko.2023.124063

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“…Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has been reported in China since December 2019 and the global outbreak began in early 2020, with the first lockdowns in Europe implemented in February 2020. [12] The ocular manifestations of SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) have been reported in anterior and posterior segments of the eye, including (but not limited to) blepharitis, eyelid dermatitis, conjunctivitis, keratitis, episcleritis, retinitis, optic neuritis, papillophlebitis, panuveitis, central retinal artery/vein occlusion and Purtchner-like retinopathy [13][14][15][16] But more importantly, restrictions put in place to prevent the spread of the virus have impacted the diagnosis and treatment of chronic eye diseases and uveal melanoma is no exemption. Despite the fact that COVID-19 pandemic has had an unprecedented impact on health care systems around the world, the number of publications on the impact of COVID-19 pandemic on characteristic and treatment of uveal melanoma is limited [17][18][19][20] and most of them included small patient samples.…”

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Impact of SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) Pandemic on Characteristics and Management of Uveal Melanoma in National Referral Center in Poland

Romanowska-Dixon,

Nowak,

Śmigielski

et al. 2024

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Background: to analyze the impact of COVID-19 pandemic on characteristics and management of uveal melanoma (UM) in National Referral Center in Poland. Materials and Methods: the retrospective analysis of 1336 patients who were newly diagnosed with UM at Department of Ophthalmology and Ophthalmic Oncology, Jagiellonian University Collegium Medicum Krakow, Poland between January 1, 2018 and December 31, 2021. The demographic and clinical data were compiled including localization, size and treatment methods of tumors. Results: In total, 728 patients with UM were included before COVID-19 pandemic in years 2018-2019 and 608 were included during COVID-19 pandemic in years 2020-2021. Fixed-base dynamics indicators for the incidence of uveal melanoma (base year 2018) in the national referral center in Poland were 80.22% and 86.81% in year 2020 and 2021, respectively. UMs were statistically significantly larger and more frequently localized anterior to the equator of the eye globe in year 2021 than in year 2018 (Chi^2 Pearson test p= 0.0001 and p= 0.0077, respectively). The rate of patients treated with enucleation increased from 15.94% in year 2018 to 26.90% in year 2021 (Chi^2 Pearson test p=0.0005). Conclusions: statistically significant differences were found in the management of uveal melanoma in National Referral Center in Poland during COVID-19 pandemic with tumors being larger, more frequently localized anterior to the equator of the eye globe and more often enucleated.

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Impact of SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) Pandemic on Characteristics and Management of Uveal Melanoma in National Referral Center in Poland

Romanowska-Dixon,

Nowak,

Śmigielski

et al. 2024

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“…Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has been reported in China since December 2019, and the global outbreak began in early 2020, with the first lockdowns in Europe implemented in February 2020 [ 12 ]. Restrictions put in place to prevent the spread of the virus have impacted the diagnosis and treatment of chronic eye diseases, and uveal melanoma is no exemption [ 13 , 14 , 15 , 16 ]. Despite the fact that the COVID-19 pandemic has had an unprecedented impact on health care systems around the world, the number of publications on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the characteristics and treatment of uveal melanoma is limited [ 17 , 18 , 19 , 20 ], and most of them have included small patient samples.…”

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Impact of the SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) Pandemic on Characteristics and Management of Uveal Melanoma in the National Referral Center in Poland

Romanowska-Dixon,

Nowak,

Śmigielski

et al. 2024

Cancers

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(1) Background: to analyze the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the characteristics and management of uveal melanoma (UM) in the National Referral Center in Poland. (2) Materials and Methods: the retrospective analysis of 1336 patients who were newly diagnosed with UM at the Department of Ophthalmology and Ophthalmic Oncology, Jagiellonian University Collegium Medicum Krakow, Poland between 1 January 2018 and 31 December 2021. The demographic and clinical data were compiled, including localization, size, and treatment methods of tumors. (3) Results: In total, 728 patients with UM were included before the COVID-19 pandemic, in the years 2018–2019, and 608 were included during the COVID-19 pandemic, in the years 2020–2021. Fixed-base dynamics indicators for the incidence of uveal melanoma (base year 2018) in the National Referral Center in Poland were 80.22% and 86.81% in the years 2020 and 2021, respectively. UMs were statistically significantly larger and more frequently localized anterior to the equator of the eye globe in the year 2021 than in the year 2018 (Chi-square Pearson test p = 0.0001 and p = 0.0077, respectively). The rate of patients treated with enucleation increased from 15.94% in the year 2018 to 26.90% in the year 2021 (Chi-square Pearson test p = 0.0005). (4) Conclusions: Statistically significant differences were found in the management of uveal melanoma in the National Referral Center in Poland during the COVID-19 pandemic with tumors being larger, more frequently localized anterior to the equator of the eye globe, and more often enucleated.

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“…Various studies pertaining to military populations have been conducted in different countries. [ 1 - 4 ] However, studies on visual standards causing dismissal from military recruitments are limited. Optimum visual standards are the need of the hour as today’s technologically advanced battlefield may cost a soldier’s life if the standards are not met.…”

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2023

Indian Journal of Ophthalmology

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Ocular manifestations in SARS-CoV-2 infection and pre-exposure prophylaxis of ophthalmic medical staff

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Impact of SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) Pandemic on Characteristics and Management of Uveal Melanoma in National Referral Center in Poland

Impact of SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) Pandemic on Characteristics and Management of Uveal Melanoma in National Referral Center in Poland

Impact of the SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) Pandemic on Characteristics and Management of Uveal Melanoma in the National Referral Center in Poland

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