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Retina-Vitreous 2023 , Vol 32 , Num 1
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Preoperative COVID-19 RT-PCR Testing of Asymptomatic Patients for Ophthalmic Surgery: Experience from Two Tertiary Referral Centers
Ecem Onder Tokuc1, Sevim Ayca Seyyar2, V. Levent Karabas1, Oguzhan Saygili2, Kıvanc Güngör2, Ahmet Burak Guray1, Busra Yılmaz Tugan1, Gizem Gurbostan2
1Kocaeli University School of Medicine, Department of Ophthalmology, Kocaeli, Türkiye
2Gaziantep University School of Medicine, Department of Ophthalmology, Gaziantep, Türkiye
DOI : 10.37845/ret.vit.2023.32.4 Purpose: The aim of this study was to evaluate how prevalent asymptomatic SARS-CoV-2 virus infection (COVID-19) is among patients undergoing ophthalmic surgery at two tertiary referral hospitals.

Materials and Methods: This retrospective study included patients without COVID-19 symptoms who underwent preoperative screening using reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) before ophthalmic surgery at the Kocaeli University and Gaziantep University departments of ophthalmology [between September 1, 2020, and December 15, 2020 (group 1); between March 1, 2021, and May 30, 2021 (group 2)]. Patients scheduled for surgery and followed up in the retina, glaucoma, pediatric ophthalmology and strabismus, cataract and refractive surgery, and cornea departments were examined.

Results: RT-PCR was positive for SARS-CoV-2 in 12 (1.4%) of 840 patients in group 1 and 7 (1.1%) out of 600 patients in group 2. None of the patients were symptomatic of COVID-19. The majority of the patients were scheduled for retina or cataract and refractive surgery in both groups (group 1; retina: 29.2%, cataract and refractive: 57.0%, group-2; retina: 31.3%, cataract and refractive: 54.5%). SARS-CoV-2 RT-PCR testing was positive for seven patients in group 1 (7/245, 2.9%) and five patients in group 2 (5/188, 2.6%) who were scheduled for retinal surgery.

Conclusions: The necessity, availability, and practicality of COVID-19 RT-PCR testing prior to ophthalmic surgeries varies depending on the protocols of each institution. COVID-19 RT-PCR testing is suggested especially before vitreoretinal surgeries and general anesthesia procedures, because of the difficulty in managing postoperative complications. Keywords : COVID-19, Preoperative testing, vitrectomy, surgery, PCR

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