Impact of COVID-19 restrictions on the treatment of neovascular age-related macular degeneration

Acta OphthalmologicaEarly View LETTER TO THE EDITOR Impact of COVID-19 restrictions on the treatment of neovascular age-related macular degeneration Cecilie Bagi Nordsten, Cecilie Bagi Nordsten orcid.org/0000-0002-4034-7194 Department of Ophthalmology, Zealand University Hospital, Roskilde, DenmarkSearch for more papers by this authorBjarke Kåre Rasmussen, Bjarke Kåre Rasmussen Department of Ophthalmology, Zealand University Hospital, Roskilde, DenmarkSearch for more papers by this authorXiaoqiang Li, Xiaoqiang Li Department of Ophthalmology, Zealand University Hospital, Roskilde, DenmarkSearch for more papers by this authorAlexander Kai Thomsen, Alexander Kai Thomsen orcid.org/0000-0002-0214-8020 Department of Ophthalmology, Zealand University Hospital, Roskilde, Denmark Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, DenmarkSearch for more papers by this authorTorben Lykke Sørensen, Corresponding Author Torben Lykke Sørensen [email protected] orcid.org/0000-0002-6790-0199 Department of Ophthalmology, Zealand University Hospital, Roskilde, Denmark Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark Correspondence Torben Lykke Sørensen, Department of Ophthalmology, Zealand University Hospital, Vestermarksvej 23, Roskilde 4000, Denmark. Email: [email protected]Search for more papers by this author Cecilie Bagi Nordsten, Cecilie Bagi Nordsten orcid.org/0000-0002-4034-7194 Department of Ophthalmology, Zealand University Hospital, Roskilde, DenmarkSearch for more papers by this authorBjarke Kåre Rasmussen, Bjarke Kåre Rasmussen Department of Ophthalmology, Zealand University Hospital, Roskilde, DenmarkSearch for more papers by this authorXiaoqiang Li, Xiaoqiang Li Department of Ophthalmology, Zealand University Hospital, Roskilde, DenmarkSearch for more papers by this authorAlexander Kai Thomsen, Alexander Kai Thomsen orcid.org/0000-0002-0214-8020 Department of Ophthalmology, Zealand University Hospital, Roskilde, Denmark Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, DenmarkSearch for more papers by this authorTorben Lykke Sørensen, Corresponding Author Torben Lykke Sørensen [email protected] orcid.org/0000-0002-6790-0199 Department of Ophthalmology, Zealand University Hospital, Roskilde, Denmark Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark Correspondence Torben Lykke Sørensen, Department of Ophthalmology, Zealand University Hospital, Vestermarksvej 23, Roskilde 4000, Denmark. Email: [email protected]Search for more papers by this author First published: 19 September 2023 https://doi.org/10.1111/aos.15766 Cecilie Bagi Nordsten and Bjarke Kåre Rasmussen contributed equally to this work. Read the full textAboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Share a linkShare onEmailFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditWechat No abstract is available for this article. REFERENCES Bloch, S.B., Larsen, M. & Munch, I.C. (2012) Incidence of legal blindness from age-related macular degeneration in Denmark: year 2000 to 2010. American Journal of Ophthalmology, 153, 209–213.e2. Borrelli, E., Grosso, D., Vella, G., Sacconi, R., Querques, L., Zucchiatti, I. et al. (2020) Impact of COVID-19 on outpatient visits and intravitreal treatments in a referral retina unit: let's be ready for a plausible ‘rebound effect’. Graefe's Archive for Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology, 258, 2655–2660. Fung, T.H.M., Kuet, M.-L., Patel, M.K. & Puri, P. (2021) Addressing COVID-19 fear to improve clinic attendance for patients with wet age-related macular degeneration. Acta Ophthalmologica, 99, e285. Sevik, M.O., Aykut, A., Özkan, G., Dericioğlu, V. & Şahin, Ö. (2021) The effect of COVID-19 pandemic restrictions on neovascular AMD patients treated with treat-and-extend protocol. International Ophthalmology, 41, 2951–2961. Solomon, S.D., Lindsley, K., Vedula, S.S., Krzystolik, M.G. & Hawkins, B.S. (2019) Anti-vascular endothelial growth factor for neovascular age-related macular degeneration. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 3, CD005139. Early ViewOnline Version of Record before inclusion in an issue ReferencesRelatedInformation