Wickham et al. recently reported the impact of COVID-19 policies on the acute ophthalmology services in Moorfields and found the number of rhegmatogenous retinal detachment (RRD) presentation had fallen by 62% over 4 weeks since the implementation of lockdown measures on the 23/3/2020 in the UK [1].

The St Paul’s Eye Unit, a tertiary referral centre in Liverpool, have similarly conducted a prospective audit over a 12-week period from 23/3/2020 to 14/6/2020 to investigate firstly, the impact of COVID-19 on our emergency vitreoretinal service and secondly, the effect of COVID-19 policies on individual’s decision to seek medical attention, through a pre-designed questionnaire completed by patients at presentation.

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