University College, Dublin School of Medicine, Belfield, Dublin, Ireland.
Michigan Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA.
Can J Neurol Sci. 2024 Mar;51(2):233-237. doi: 10.1017/cjn.2023.37. Epub 2023 Mar 27.
To evaluate the impacts of the COVID-19 on neuro-ophthalmology practice in the United States.
Cross-sectional study.
The North American Neuro-ophthalmology Society distributed a survey on the impact of COVID-19 on neuro-ophthalmic practice to its members. The survey consisted of 15 questions regarding the impact of the pandemic on neuro-ophthalmic practice and perspectives.
Twenty-eight neuro-ophthalmologists practicing in the United States responded to our survey. In this survey, 64% of survey respondents were male ( = 18), while 36% were female ( = 10). The average age of a respondent was 55 years old. According to 77% of survey respondents, various neuro-ophthalmic diseases were reported to have worsened during the pandemic including idiopathic intracranial hypertension, compressive optic neuropathy, optic neuritis, and giant cell arteritis.
This survey represents one of the largest studies to describe the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic of neuro-ophthalmology. Given the underrepresentation of neuro-ophthalmology in the United States as described in the literature, this study strengthens the need for more neuro-ophthalmologists to provide timely care, particularly during the pandemic. Further interventions to incentivize the pursuit of neuro-ophthalmology training may help combat the effects of COVID-19 on neuro-ophthalmic conditions.
评估 COVID-19 对美国神经眼科实践的影响。
横断面研究。
北美神经眼科协会向其成员分发了一份关于 COVID-19 对神经眼科实践影响的调查。该调查由 15 个问题组成，涉及大流行对神经眼科实践和观点的影响。
28 名在美国执业的神经眼科医生对我们的调查做出了回应。在这项调查中，64%的调查对象为男性（=18 人），36%为女性（=10 人）。受访者的平均年龄为 55 岁。根据 77%的调查对象的说法，各种神经眼科疾病在大流行期间据报道有所恶化，包括特发性颅内高压、压迫性视神经病变、视神经炎和巨细胞动脉炎。
这项调查代表了描述 COVID-19 对神经眼科影响的最大规模研究之一。鉴于文献中描述的美国神经眼科医生人数不足，这项研究加强了需要更多的神经眼科医生提供及时的护理，特别是在大流行期间。进一步的干预措施来激励神经眼科培训的追求可能有助于对抗 COVID-19 对神经眼科疾病的影响。
