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Management of retinoblastoma during the Covid-19 pandemic: Experience at a tertiary care centre.

Yogita Gupta, Neiwete Lomi, Nimmy Raj … Radhika Tandon

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New patient visits to the retinoblastoma clinic dropped sharply during the Covid-19 pandemic.

Management of retinoblastoma during the Covid-19 pandemic: Experience at a tertiary care centre.

Yogita Gupta … Radhika Tandon

The National medical journal of India · 2026

Background

Covid-19 disease and the imposed lockdown adversely affected patient care at healthcare facilities worldwide.

Methods

With retinoblastoma were categorized based on their urgency level, and managed as per the treatment protocol.

n = 47 patients

78.7%

Results

78.7%

new-patient clinic visits fell sharply, showing pandemic disrupted care access

n = 47 patients

More results

Fifty patients with retinoblastoma were reviewed (males 31 [62%], mean age 3.33 years).

After Covid-19 screening, an ophthalmic examination was done, and an ocular diagnosis was established.

The categorization was: 1 emergent, 21 urgent, 26 semi-urgent, and 2 non-urgent patients.

More results

Of the 47 patients tested for Covid-19, two were positive and the intervention was deferred.

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Conclusion

The described model exemplifies a strategy to mitigate the impact of Covid-19 and lockdown on healthcare delivery to patients with retinoblastoma for a year.

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Management of retinoblastoma during the Covid-19 pandemic: Experience at a tertiary care centre.

New patient visits to the retinoblastoma clinic dropped sharply during the Covid-19 pandemic.

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