Objective: To determine the prevalence of anxiety in ophthalmologists during the COVID-19 (coronavirus disease 2019) pandemic, exposed to severe acute respiratory syndrome by coronavirus type 2 (SARS-CoV-2) working in respiratory triage and outpatient ophthalmology consultation at the Hospital Central Militar in Mexico City Material and methods: Observational, cross-sectional, descriptive and prospective study, in which a descriptive survey was applied via internet evaluating two anxiety scales (Hamilton scale and generalized anxiety disorder [GAD-7) scale) Results: Thirty-one subjects responded, 17 (54 84%) female and 14 (45 16%) male Minimum age was 25 years and maximum age was 49 years, with an average age of 34 5 years The survey consisted of 24 questions, of which 21 were obtained from both anxiety scales (Hamilton + GAD-7) and the remaining three were of epidemiological interest By rating both scales separately, we observed an average score of 5 16 for the GAD-7 scale and of 8 45 for the Hamilton scale, reflecting a minimal group anxiety Using the GAD-7 scale, we observed an anxiety prevalence of 48% (15 physicians) Of the diagnosed cases, 9 (60%) met a score listed as mild anxiety, 5 (53%) as moderate and 1 (7%) as severe On the Hamilton scale, the prevalence was of 83% (26 physicians) Of the diagnosed cases, 23 (88%) had minimal anxiety, 2 (8%) had minimal-moderate anxiety and 1 (4%) had severe anxiety Conclusion: The prevalence of anxiety in ophthalmologists, using the GAD-7 and Hamilton scales was of 48% and 83%, respectively, and most cases were of mild intensity