Publications by authors named "Steve W Gendi"
Article Synopsis
- The study aimed to evaluate the COVID-19 positivity rates during presurgical screenings for ophthalmic patients and analyze surgical outcomes, along with the overall costs involved.
- Out of 3,585 patients screened, only 13 asymptomatic cases (0.36%) tested positive, and 10 of these were newly identified infections, leading to a few surgery delays averaging 17 days.
- The total cost of screening was approximately $800,000, suggesting the need for more focused future studies on targeted presurgical testing rather than blanket testing.
Objectives: To characterize the use of virtual visits, as well as compare the characteristics to in-person visits during the pandemic period.
Methods: This retrospective study included patients who had virtual and in-person ophthalmology visits from March 19, 2020, to July 31, 2020, in a large multispecialty ophthalmic center. Exclusion criteria included patients aged less than 18 years old; canceled, incomplete, mislabelled, and duplicated visits.