Dynamics of indicators of hospitalization of ophthalmological patients in the post-COVID period

Introduction.The COVID-19 pandemic and post-COVID syndrome have led to significant changes in the timing and structure of hospitalization of ophthalmological patients. The proportion of patients with the effects of systemic inflammation and thrombosis has increased. In the post-pregnancy period, there was a tendency to early discharge from the hospital after surgical interventions, due to the introduction of new treatment methods and hospitalsubstituting technologies. Purpose. To investigate the effect of post-COVID syndrome on the indicators of planned hospitalization of ophthalmological patients. Results.The total duration of hospitalization of ophthalmic patients decreased by 30,5 % (from 5,9 ± 3,7 to 4,1 ± 2,6 bed days), including: in senile cataracts – by 16,3 % (from 4,9 ± 2,3 to 4,1+1,9 bed days), in primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG) – by 28,6 % (from 9,1 ± 3,4 to 6,5 ± 3,6 bed days), in age-related macular degeneration, wet form (AMDwf) – by 16,7 % (from 3,6 ± 2,4 to 3,0 ± 2,4 bed days). There was a significant increase in the proportion of patients with senile cataract (by 15,2 %), AMDwf (by 8,7 %), retinal vascular occlusion (by 3,5 %) and a decrease in the proportion of patients with POAG (by 11,8 %), secondary cataract (by 5,6 %), AMD, dry form (by 4,7 %), as well as a decrease in 30,5 % of the time of inpatient treatment of ophthalmological patients. Conclusion.The COVID-19 pandemic and its consequences have led to a significant change in the structure of hospitalization and a reduction in the duration of inpatient treatment of ophthalmic patients.