Publication date: Dec 06, 2024

To systematically review the characteristics of patients experiencing acute angle closure (AAC) attacks during the COVID-19 outbreak in Beijing. Patients with AAC attacks during the COVID-19 epidemic and those in the same period the following year were recruited. Demographic characteristics, ocular biometry, ocular signs, sequential relationships, and the prognosis of operative management outcome were recorded and compared between the 2 groups. We included 60 eyes of 55 patients with AAC attacks in the COVID-19 group and 34 eyes of 33 patients in the control group. There was a significantly higher incidence of bilateral attacks during the COVID-19 outbreak compared to the control group (9 vs 1, P = . 043). Additionally, a higher proportion of AAC attacks were observed in the COVID-19 group (P = . 035). The COVID-19 group had a higher mean peak intraocular pressure (53. 42 +/- 8. 87 mm Hg vs 47. 86 +/- 11. 22 mm Hg; P = . 007), larger pupil diameter (5. 75 +/- 1. 04 mm vs 4. 86 +/- 1. 26 mm; P 

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