Eye banking and keratoplasty trend analysis during the COVID-19 pandemic: A South Indian observational study

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dc.contributor.authorMadkaiker, Aditeeen_US
dc.contributor.authorVenugopal, Anithaen_US
dc.contributor.authorGhorpade, Adityaen_US
dc.contributor.authorRavindran, Meenakshien_US
dc.contributor.authorRagappa, Ramakrishnanen_US
dc.contributor.authorSithiq, Mohammed Udumanen_US
dc.date.accessioned2023-08-25T06:36:05Z
dc.date.available2023-08-25T06:36:05Z
dc.date.issued2023-02
dc.description.abstractPurpose: To analyze the impact on eye donation and corneal transplantation during the COVID?19 pandemic in a tertiary eye hospital in south India. Methods: A retrospective analysis of the donor and recipient records during the study period from January 2020 to May 2021 was conducted and tabulated in Microsoft Excel 2013. Demographic details of the donor, utility rate, cause of death, culture characteristics, storage methods, wet lab usage, and the surgical donor outcomes were evaluated. Additionally, the postoperative workup of the recipients, diagnosis, graft infection and rejection episodes, development of COVID?19 postoperatively, and outcome in terms of visual acuity at one, three, and six months were also noted. Results: A total of 466 eyes from 249 donors were received during the study period. The mean age of the donor population was 62.43 years (20.9). The corneal transplantation utility rate was 36.4% (n = 170). Fifty?one percent of the total transplant surgeries were for therapeutic purposes. This was followed by penetrating optical keratoplasty (34%), Descemet’s stripping endothelial keratoplasty (9%), and patch grafts (3%). Seventeen (10%) graft rejection episodes were noted and nine (53%) had complete resolution after medical treatment. Conclusion: Proper preventive measures are key to carrying out safe and efficient eye banking activities even during a deadly pandemic, as COVID?19 transmission via transplantation is rare.en_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsMedical Officer, Cornea and Refractive Services, Aravind Eye Hospital, Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu, Indiaen_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsHOD and Professor, Cornea and Refractive Services, Aravind Eye Hospital, Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu, Indiaen_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsConsultant, Cornea and Refractive Services, Aravind Eye Hospital, Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu, Indiaen_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsHOD and Professor, Pediatrics and Strabismology Services, Aravind Eye Hospital, Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu, Indiaen_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsAdvisor and Professor, Glaucoma Services, Aravind Eye Hospital, Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu, Indiaen_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsBiostatistician, Aravind Eye Hospital, Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu, Indiaen_US
dc.identifier.citationMadkaiker Aditee, Venugopal Anitha, Ghorpade Aditya, Ravindran Meenakshi, Ragappa Ramakrishnan, Sithiq Mohammed Uduman. Eye banking and keratoplasty trend analysis during the COVID-19 pandemic: A South Indian observational study. Indian Journal of Ophthalmology. 2023 Feb; 71(2): 498-502en_US
dc.identifier.issn1998-3689
dc.identifier.issn0301-4738
dc.identifier.placeIndiaen_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/224835
dc.languageenen_US
dc.publisherAll India Ophthalmological Societyen_US
dc.relation.issuenumber2en_US
dc.relation.volume71en_US
dc.source.urihttps://doi.org/10.4103/ijo.IJO_1368_22en_US
dc.subjectCorneal transplantationen_US
dc.subjectCOVID?19en_US
dc.subjecteye donationen_US
dc.subjectlockdownen_US
dc.titleEye banking and keratoplasty trend analysis during the COVID-19 pandemic: A South Indian observational studyen_US
dc.typeJournal Articleen_US
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