Characterization of ophthalmology virtual visits during the COVID-19 pandemic.

ABSTRACT: To characterize the use of virtual visits, as well as compare the characteristics to in-person visits during the pandemic period. 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. 2943 virtual and 56,174 in-person visits were identified. A random sample of 3000 in-person visits was created. Each visit was analyzed as an individual data point. 2,266 virtual visits (2,049 patients, 64.3% female, mean [SD] age 64.3 [16.6] years old) and 2590 in-person visits (2509 patients, 59.5% female, 65.9 [15.8] years old) were included. Most virtual visits

SUBMITTER: Valentim CCS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8796604 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature