Table 1.
Number of intravitreal injections during 4 weeks of the COVID-19 pandemic as compared to the same month in previous years
March 15 to April 14 | Bevacizumab | Ranibizumab | Aflibercept | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|
2016 | 614 | 130 | 40 | 784 |
2017 | 531 | 87 | 115 | 733 |
2018 | 523 | 57 | 152 | 732 |
2019 | 654 | 90 | 251 | 995 |
2020 | 364 | 75 | 197 | 636 |
As compared to the same period in 2019, there is a decrease for all intravitreally injected anti–VEGF compounds. Throughout the 5 years presented, bevacizumab reached a low point during the COVID-19 crisis