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Andrea Montesel , Anthony Gigon , Clarice Giacuzzo , Irmela Mantel , Chiara M. Eandi ·

YOU? · · 2022 · Open Access · · DOI: https://doi.org/10.1097/iae.0000000000003369

An "injection-only" approach was effective in managing patients with neovascular age-related macular degeneration during the pandemic lockdown, whereas patients who deferred their scheduled treatment showed partially irreversible deterioration of visual function. We recommend treatment continuation in patients with neovascular age-related macular degeneration during a lockdown.

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Macular degeneration Medicine Visual acuity Ophthalmology Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) Surgery Internal medicine Disease Infectious disease (medical specialty)

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Concepts: Macular degeneration, Medicine, Visual acuity, Ophthalmology, Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), Surgery, Internal medicine, Disease, Infectious disease (medical specialty)

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