Publications by authors named "Nadir Maiassi"
Article Synopsis
- The study aimed to compare the imaging results of two devices, Pentacam HR and CASIA2, in patients with macular corneal dystrophy (MCD).
- Researchers found that both devices showed similar levels of anterior corneal astigmatism, but CASIA2 reported significantly lower values for posterior cylinder measurements and corneal thickness compared to Pentacam HR.
- The findings suggest that Scheimpflug imaging may overestimate corneal thickness in advanced MCD, indicating the need for careful consideration of pachymetry measurements from optical coherence tomography before corneal surgeries.
Background/aims: To determine the impact of COVID-19 on the number of in- and outpatients surgical and diagnostic procedures performed at a southwestern German university hospital with corneal subspecialization.
Methods: A retrospective examination of the number of inpatients, several outpatients subunits, in- and outpatient surgeries as well as diagnostic procedures at the Department of Ophthalmology, Saarland University Medical Centre during the COVID-19 pandemic "lockdown period" from 18 March until 8 May 2020 in comparison with the corresponding period in 2019 (source: SAP database and electronic patient record FIDUS).
Results: The year 2020 showed a significant decrease in the number of inpatient surgeries with a total number of 285 vs 412 in 2019.