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editorial
. 2020 Oct 13;35(4):1041–1042. doi: 10.1038/s41433-020-01220-3

Table 1.

Monthly ophthalmology publication totals in 2019 and 2020.

2019 2020 Increase from 2019 to 2020 (%) COVID-19 related, 2020 (% monthly total)
January 2758 2468 −10.5 13 (0.5%)
February 1773 1976 12.7 6 (0.3%)
March 1870 2167 15.8 23 (1.1%)
April 1950 2269 16.4 75 (3.3%)
May 1962 2382 21.4 141 (5.9%)
June 1847 2401 30.0 141 (5.9%)
July 1997 2721 36.3 195 (7.2%)
August 1909 2433 27.5 148 (6.1%)
Total, January–August 16,046 18,817 17.3 742