@article {1603853, title = {COVID-19 and Immunosuppressive Therapy in Ocular Inflammatory Disease, a Telemedicine Survey}, journal = {Ocul Immunol Inflamm}, year = {2021}, month = {2021 Jul 30}, pages = {1-7}, abstract = {Purpose: Determine the risk of immunomodulatory therapy (IMT) for COVID-19 infection morbidity.Method: A telemedicine survey on patients of a referral uveitis clinic was performed. Signs of infection, habits, and hospitalizations during the 7\ months of the COVID-19 pandemic prior to the study date were recorded. Suggestive findings in chest CT scan and/or positive RT-PCR were considered as confirmed COVID-19 infection while those with only suggestive symptoms were considered as suspected cases. Risk factors including sanitary measures and IMT were compared between patients with confirmed cases and patients without infection.Result: 694 patients were included. Eight patients were identified as confirmed cases and 22 patients as suspected cases of COVID-19 infection. Close contact with infected persons was the only significant risk factor for contracting COVID-19.Conclusion: Using IMT did not affect hospitalization and/or ICU admission and can thus be continued during the pandemic, provided that instructions for preventive measures are followed.}, issn = {1744-5078}, doi = {10.1080/09273948.2021.1949477}, author = {Ebrahimiadib, Nazanin and Fadakar, Kaveh and Riazi-Esfahani, Hamid and Zarei, Mohammad and Maleki, Arash and Bojabadi, Leila and Ahmadi, Amin and Look-Why, Sydney and Foster, Charles Stephen} }