Research Article
Impact of the COVID-19 Lockdown on Ophthalmological Assistance in the Emergency Department at a Spanish Primary Level Hospital
Table 3
Diagnosis distribution of the less prevalent clusters.
| Cluster | Primary diagnosis | Secondary diagnosis | Pre-COVID-19 | Post-COVID-19 | Change (%) |
| Cataract | Cataract | 14 | 19 | +35.7 | Posterior capsule opacification | 33 | 48 | +45.5 | Cataract surgery complications (other) | Postsurgical macular cystoid edema | 2 | 2 | 0 | Postsurgical endophthalmitis | 0 | 1 | NC | Rebound uveitis | 12 | 4 | −66.7 | Other surgical-related visits | 6 | 4 | −33.3 | Total | 67 | 78 | +16.4 | Glaucoma | Glaucoma drugs side effects | 14 | 5 | −64.3 | High IOP detected in other settings | 4 | 4 | 0 | Glaucoma surgery-related visit | 2 | 5 | +150 | Acute angle closure glaucoma | 2 | 0 | −100 | Others | 5 | 3 | −40 | Total | 27 | 17 | −37 | Neuro-ophthalmology | Migraine and other headaches | 18 | 18 | 0 | Optic neuropathies | NAOIN | 3 | 1 | −66.7 | Other optic neuropathies | 0 | 2 | NC | Visual pathway lesions | 2 | 0 | −100 | Nonfiliated visual loss, ocular pain, and others | 11 | 9 | −18.2 | Total neurophthalmology | 34 | 30 | −11.8 | Strabismus | Strabismus | Oculomotor palsy | 8 | 3 | −62.5 | Other strabismus | 2 | 1 | −50 | Total strabismus | 10 | 4 | −60 | Uvetis | Uveitis | Anterior acute uveitis | 21 | 21 | 0 | Intermediate uveitis | 1 | 2 | +100 | Posterior uveitis | 0 | 2 | NC | Traumatic uveitis | 5 | 2 | −60 | Others | 1 | 0 | −100 | Total | 8 | 27 | −3.6 | Miscellaneous | Nonpathological ocular examination | | 61 | 33 | −45.9 | Refractive error | | 8 | 9 | +12.5 | Leave without examination | | 14 | 6 | −57.1 | Others | | 12 | 2 | −83.3 | | | 95 | 50 | −47.4 |
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NAION = nonarteritic optic ischemic neuropathy; NC = not calculable.
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