Faculty
Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry
Supervisor Name
Monali Malvankar
Keywords
eye disease, functional vision, health rating, COVID-19, VFQ-25
Description
The COVID-19 pandemic has caused delays in health services and medical appointments, affecting approximately one in three Canadian adults. Elderly eye disease patients experienced delays in treatment for eye conditions including cataracts, glaucoma, and retinal diseases. The impact of these delays on functional visual outcomes and general health rating of elderly patients is not well understood. As part of the Wellness Study, we aimed to investigate the pandemic-related impacts on functional vision and general health rating in an elderly eye patient population in London, Ontario.
Acknowledgements
Thank you to Dr. Monali Malvankar, Brian Yu, and Kavin Selvan, the Western USRI program, and the Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry for their support.
Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial 4.0 License
Document Type
Poster
Included in
Wellness Study: Functional Visual Outcomes in Eye Disease Patients following the COVID-19 Pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic has caused delays in health services and medical appointments, affecting approximately one in three Canadian adults. Elderly eye disease patients experienced delays in treatment for eye conditions including cataracts, glaucoma, and retinal diseases. The impact of these delays on functional visual outcomes and general health rating of elderly patients is not well understood. As part of the Wellness Study, we aimed to investigate the pandemic-related impacts on functional vision and general health rating in an elderly eye patient population in London, Ontario.