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Recommendations for ophthalmologic practice during the easing of COVID‐19 control measures
José Antonio Gegúndez FernándezFernando Llovet OsunaJosé Ignacio Fernández VigoJavier Mendicute Del BarrioLuis Pablo JúlvezFrancisco José Muñoz NegreteJavier Zarranz VenturaJuan Durán De La ColinaVictoria Rojas SilvaÍñIgo Jiménez AlfaroMargarita Calonge CanoAlicia Galindo FerreiroAlfredo Castillo GómezCristina Mantolán SarmientoAntonio Duch SamperJuan ÁLvarez De Toledo-elizaldeFrancesc Duch MestresDaniel Elies AmatJulio Ortega UsobiagaMaría Antonia Saornil ÁLvarezAlberto Villarrubia CuadradoGonzaga Garay AramburuAlejandro Fonollosa CarduchMiguel Cordero ComaSalvador García DelpechJuan Antonio Cárceles CárcelesJosé Manuel Benítez Del CastilloPilar Gómez De LiañoMiguel Harto CastañoAlfonso Arias PuenteAlfredo García LayanaSociedades Oftalmológicas Españolassubject
medicine.medical_specialtyConsensusEye DiseasesCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)Control (management)Context (language use)Review ArticleEnfermedades infecciosasEye careeye care03 medical and health sciencesCOVID-19 eye care eye health lockdown easing pandemic personal protective equipment0302 clinical medicineCOVID‐19eye healthSalud públicaEpidemiologyPandemicHealth caremedicineHumansPandemicsReview ArticlesPersonal protective equipmentSARS-CoV-2business.industrypandemicCOVID-19General Medicinemedicine.diseaseTelemedicineVirusOphthalmologyAtenció primàriaSpainCommunicable Disease ControlPractice Guidelines as Topiclockdown easingpersonal protective equipment030221 ophthalmology & optometryUlls Malalties i defectesOftalmologíaMedical emergencybusinessUlls030217 neurology & neurosurgerydescription
Abstract In the context of the COVID‐19 pandemic, this paper provides recommendations for medical eye care during the easing of control measures after lockdown. The guidelines presented are based on a literature review and consensus among all Spanish Ophthalmology Societies regarding protection measures recommended for the ophthalmologic care of patients with or without confirmed COVID‐19 in outpatient, inpatient, emergency and surgery settings. We recommend that all measures be adapted to the circumstances and availability of personal protective equipment at each centre and also highlight the need to periodically update recommendations as we may need to readopt more restrictive measures depending on the local epidemiology of the virus. These guidelines are designed to avoid the transmission of SARS‐CoV‐2 among both patients and healthcare staff as we gradually return to normal medical practice, to prevent postoperative complications and try to reduce possible deficiencies in the diagnosis, treatment and follow‐up of the ophthalmic diseases. With this update (5th) the Spanish Society of Ophthalmology is placed as one of the major ophthalmology societies providing periodic and systematized recommendations for ophthalmic care during the COVID‐19 pandemic.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
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| 2021-01-12 |