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  • Aim: To assess the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic-related lockdown on lacrimal surgery among oculoplastic surgeons in the Asia-Pacific region Methods: An institutional board review approved anonymous electronic survey was sent out via email to oculoplastic surgeons across the Asia-Pacific region All responses were tabulated and analysed Results: A total of 259 valid responses were received Nearly 87% of the surgeons agreed that lacrimal procedures were associated with a high risk of COVID-19 transmission In all, at the time of taking the survey, 151/259 (58 3%) of the surgeons were not performing any lacrimal surgeries in view of the COVID-19 pandemic and 71/259 (27 4%) of the respondents were only performing emergency lacrimal surgeries External dacryocystorhinostomy was the most commonly performed lacrimal procedure across the region and lacrimal procedures contributed to at least 25% of the income for nearly a third of the respondents Majority of the respondents were female (52 9%), but a significantly higher proportion of male oculoplastic surgeons were still performing lacrimal surgeries during the lockdown Over 75% of respondents indicated that resuming lacrimal procedures is important to their practice Conclusion: The survey showed that there was a general agreement among the surveyed oculoplastic surgeons in the Asia-Pacific region that lacrimal procedures were associated with a high risk of COVID-19 transmission and over 85% of them of had either stopped performing elective lacrimal surgeries altogether or were providing only emergent care It is likely that not performing elective lacrimal procedures, COVID-19 has financially impacted a high percentage of the surveyed oculoplastic surgeons
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  • Clinical_Ophthalmology
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  • WHO
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  • A Survey on the Impact of COVID-19 on Lacrimal Surgery: The Asia-Pacific Perspective
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  • #921101
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  • 2020

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