Abstract

ARZUAGA HERNANDEZ, Elizabeth et al. News about glaucoma in the time of COVID-19. Rev Cubana Oftalmol [online]. 2021, vol.34, n.4  Epub Jan 15, 2022. ISSN 1561-3070.

The impact of COVID-19 on medical care was ever-present in the news during the year 2020, and glaucoma care was not an exception. However, the recent paradigm switch in the treatment of this condition towards earlier intervention, better management of patient compliance, and a new approach in addressing the actual disorder, continued to gain ground in this period with the approval of new drugs, biological products and devices leading to the advancement of medical care. The purpose of the study was to reflect on the progress achieved in the treatment of glaucoma in the year 2020, and provide a general description of the most notable findings. A systematic search was conducted in the highest-impact scientific literature. The search was limited to reviews, case series, descriptive, analytical and experimental studies, and meta-analyses. The language of publication was not taken into account.

Keywords : Glaucoma; innovations; news; medical advances; medical therapy; surgical treatment.

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