UK: access to treatment during COVID-19 for people living with eye problems 2020

According to a survey carried out in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2020, there were significant negative impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic and the subsequent lockdown on access to treatment services (for example, hospital appointments) for people living with eye conditions. Almost 50 percent of respondents who were suffering from glaucoma reported that access to treatment services had become a lot worse, while 37 percent advised that access had become somewhat worse.