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The ophthalmic surgical backlog associated with the COVID-19 pandemic: a population-based and microsimulation modelling study

Tina Felfeli, Raphael Ximenes, David M.J. Naimark, Philip L. Hooper, Robert J. Campbell, Sherif R. El-Defrawy and Beate Sander
November 23, 2021 9 (4) E1063-E1072; DOI: https://doi.org/10.9778/cmajo.20210145
Tina Felfeli
Department of Ophthalmology and Vision Sciences (Felfeli), University of Toronto; Toronto Health Economics and Technology Assessment (THETA) Collaborative (Ximenes), University Health Network; Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre (Naimark), Toronto, Ont.; Ivey Eye Institute (Hooper), Western University, London, Ont.; Department of Ophthalmology (Campbell), Queen’s University, Kingston, Ont.; Kensington Vision and Research Centre (El-Defrawy), Kensington Eye Institute, and Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation (Sander), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.
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Department of Ophthalmology and Vision Sciences (Felfeli), University of Toronto; Toronto Health Economics and Technology Assessment (THETA) Collaborative (Ximenes), University Health Network; Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre (Naimark), Toronto, Ont.; Ivey Eye Institute (Hooper), Western University, London, Ont.; Department of Ophthalmology (Campbell), Queen’s University, Kingston, Ont.; Kensington Vision and Research Centre (El-Defrawy), Kensington Eye Institute, and Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation (Sander), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.
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David M.J. Naimark
Department of Ophthalmology and Vision Sciences (Felfeli), University of Toronto; Toronto Health Economics and Technology Assessment (THETA) Collaborative (Ximenes), University Health Network; Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre (Naimark), Toronto, Ont.; Ivey Eye Institute (Hooper), Western University, London, Ont.; Department of Ophthalmology (Campbell), Queen’s University, Kingston, Ont.; Kensington Vision and Research Centre (El-Defrawy), Kensington Eye Institute, and Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation (Sander), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.
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Philip L. Hooper
Department of Ophthalmology and Vision Sciences (Felfeli), University of Toronto; Toronto Health Economics and Technology Assessment (THETA) Collaborative (Ximenes), University Health Network; Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre (Naimark), Toronto, Ont.; Ivey Eye Institute (Hooper), Western University, London, Ont.; Department of Ophthalmology (Campbell), Queen’s University, Kingston, Ont.; Kensington Vision and Research Centre (El-Defrawy), Kensington Eye Institute, and Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation (Sander), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.
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Robert J. Campbell
Department of Ophthalmology and Vision Sciences (Felfeli), University of Toronto; Toronto Health Economics and Technology Assessment (THETA) Collaborative (Ximenes), University Health Network; Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre (Naimark), Toronto, Ont.; Ivey Eye Institute (Hooper), Western University, London, Ont.; Department of Ophthalmology (Campbell), Queen’s University, Kingston, Ont.; Kensington Vision and Research Centre (El-Defrawy), Kensington Eye Institute, and Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation (Sander), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.
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Sherif R. El-Defrawy
Department of Ophthalmology and Vision Sciences (Felfeli), University of Toronto; Toronto Health Economics and Technology Assessment (THETA) Collaborative (Ximenes), University Health Network; Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre (Naimark), Toronto, Ont.; Ivey Eye Institute (Hooper), Western University, London, Ont.; Department of Ophthalmology (Campbell), Queen’s University, Kingston, Ont.; Kensington Vision and Research Centre (El-Defrawy), Kensington Eye Institute, and Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation (Sander), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.
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Beate Sander
Department of Ophthalmology and Vision Sciences (Felfeli), University of Toronto; Toronto Health Economics and Technology Assessment (THETA) Collaborative (Ximenes), University Health Network; Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre (Naimark), Toronto, Ont.; Ivey Eye Institute (Hooper), Western University, London, Ont.; Department of Ophthalmology (Campbell), Queen’s University, Kingston, Ont.; Kensington Vision and Research Centre (El-Defrawy), Kensington Eye Institute, and Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation (Sander), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.
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vol. 9 no. 4 E1063-E1072
DOI 
https://doi.org/10.9778/cmajo.20210145
PubMed 
34815262
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  • Published online November 23, 2021.
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  1. Tina Felfeli, MD,
  2. Raphael Ximenes, PhD,
  3. David M.J. Naimark, MD,
  4. Philip L. Hooper, MD,
  5. Robert J. Campbell, MD,
  6. Sherif R. El-Defrawy, MD,
  7. Beate Sander, PhD
  1. Department of Ophthalmology and Vision Sciences (Felfeli), University of Toronto; Toronto Health Economics and Technology Assessment (THETA) Collaborative (Ximenes), University Health Network; Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre (Naimark), Toronto, Ont.; Ivey Eye Institute (Hooper), Western University, London, Ont.; Department of Ophthalmology (Campbell), Queen’s University, Kingston, Ont.; Kensington Vision and Research Centre (El-Defrawy), Kensington Eye Institute, and Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation (Sander), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.
  1. Correspondence to: Tina Felfeli, tina.felfeli{at}mail.utoronto.ca
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Tina Felfeli, Raphael Ximenes, David M.J. Naimark, Philip L. Hooper, Robert J. Campbell, Sherif R. El-Defrawy, Beate Sander
Oct 2021, 9 (4) E1063-E1072; DOI: 10.9778/cmajo.20210145

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Oct 2021, 9 (4) E1063-E1072; DOI: 10.9778/cmajo.20210145
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