Epidemiological features of ophthalmic emergencies during the COVID-19 lockdown: Impact of the health crisis in a tertiary care center.

Purpose: The goal of this study is to examine changing patterns of ophthalmic visits in an emergency eye care unit of a tertiary referral center in Paris, France, during the Coronavirus disease-19 (COVID-19) pandemic compared to a control period.

Materials And Methods: This was a single-center, retrospective, observational, epidemiological study. We included all visits in the emergency eye care unit of the Quinze-Vingts National Ophthalmology Center, Paris, France, from March 17, 2020 to April 30, 2020, and a corresponding time period in 2016.

Incidence and characteristics of rhegmatogenous retinal detachment during coronavirus-19 pandemic: A French study.

Purpose: To assess the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic and subsequent lockdown on the number and clinical characteristics of patients with retinal detachment (RD) in a French public university eye hospital.

Methods: Single-center, retrospective non-interventional study. Patients consulting at the emergency room (ER) of Quinze-Vingts Hospital (France) for rhegmatogenous RD before and after instauration of the lockdown were reviewed.

An algorithm in ophthalmic emergencies to evaluate the necessity of physical consultation during COVID-19 lockdown in Paris: Experience of the first 100 patients.

Purpose: This study aimed to evaluate the ability of a freely accessible internet algorithm to correctly identify the need for emergency ophthalmologic consultation for correct diagnosis and management.

Method: This retrospective observational cohort study was based on the first 100 patients who requested recommendations on the necessity of breaking the lockdown for emergency ophthalmology consultation during the period from March to May 2020.

Results: Ninety-one patients completed questionnaires.

[Ophthalmologic emergencies].

Demand for emergency care eye is constantly growing (over 36,000 patients per year Quinze-Vingts National Ophthalmology Hospital). Care of patients is increasingly codified (trauma, neuro-ophthalmology, infectious..

[Aspect of necrosis preceding macular hole from laser accident].

We report the clinical case of a 26-year-old victim of a macular injury by high energy laser. The patient was examined in the emergency unit the first day with a retinophotography. He was followed up at 1 week, 3 weeks, and 3 months with an ophthalmologic exam, a retinophotography, and an OCT.

[Heavy silicone oil as internal tamponade for retinal detachment: efficacy and tolerance].

Introduction: To evaluate the tolerance and efficacy of heavy silicone oil as internal tamponade for retinal detachment surgery.

Patients And Methods: Sixty-six eyes requiring heavy silicone oil for retinal detachment, with at least 1 month follow-up, were retrospectively studied. Preoperative status, surgical technique, tolerance, and anatomical and functional results were analyzed from the patient's file.

The cost-effectiveness of bimatoprost 0.03% in the treatment of glaucoma in adult patients--a European perspective.

Glaucoma is a condition affecting one or both eyes with raised intraocular pressure (IOP). IOP should be reduced to prevent progression of visual field loss. This study investigates the cost-effectiveness of bimatoprost compared with latanoprost as first-line monotherapies in the treatment of glaucoma in Austria, Finland and France.

[Postoperative endophthalmitis: 2000-2002 results in the XV-XX National Ophthalmologic Hospital].

Purpose: Prevention of nosocomial infection is a priority for the Infection Control Committee (ICC). Following their recommendations, the XV-XX National Ophthalmologic Hospital's ICC conducted a survey on cases of infection and we report these results for the 2000-2002 period.

Methods: During the 2000-2002 period, 21,384 programmed intraocular surgeries were done.

[Tubulo-interstitial nephritis and uveitis (TINU syndrome): a new pediatric case].

TINU is a rare disease of unknown etiology that associates acute tubulointerstitial nephritis and uveitis in a context of systemic symptoms (asthenia, weight loss, fever) and inflammatory biological signs. We report a new case in a 10-year-old girl with unilateral uveopapillitis and renal insufficiency caused by interstitial nephritis (creatininemia: 225 micro mol/l). Complete recovery was obtained with high-dose systemic corticotherapy, with the patient remaining free of disease 2.

[Clinical evaluation of the ocular safety of Amukine 0.06% solution for local application versus povidone iodine (Bétadine) 5% solution for ocular irrigation) in preoperative antisepsis].

Introduction: The aim of this monocentric, randomized, comparative, open study was to evaluate the safety of Amukine 0.06% solution (an isotonic hypochloride sodium solution) versus a 5% povidone iodine solution (Bétadine 5% solution for ocular irrigation) in antisepsis before cataract surgery.

Material And Methods: One hundred and thirteen patients, aged between 49 and 90 years, were included and split, after randomization, into two groups: one testing Amukine 0.