Practise Recommendations for Ophthalmic Outpatients Care in the COVID-19 Era

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2020-12-17

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Vol. 8 No. 02 (2020): UP JOURNAL OF OPHTHALMOLOGY

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  • Tanveer Alam Khan
  • M. Vanathi

Abstract

SARS-CoV2 (COVID-19) pandemic has caused unprecedented number of infections and deaths across the world. This pandemic has forced entire nations into self-imposed quarantine to contain the transmission of this virus. For the same reason, the Government of India (GoI) too has mandated a nationwide lockdown, which is now being lifted in a phased manner. In the wake of this pandemic and various government-imposed restrictions, the practice of ophthalmology has been affected drastically. Thus, there is a need for a set of evidence-based guidelines for ophthalmic outpatient care in this COVID-19 era. In this paper, we attempt to summarize a preferred practice pattern (PPP) in these times, especially for Indian ophthalmologists, based on guidelines from various government authorities, healthcare institutions, and various international and regional ophthalmic associations. These guidelines will be required to be updated from time to time as per government protocols & recommendations as well.

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Tanveer Alam Khan, M. Vanathi. Practise Recommendations for Ophthalmic Outpatients Care in the COVID-19 Era. UPJO [Internet]. 2020 Dec. 17 [cited 2024 Oct. 16];8(02):9-13. Available from: https://upjo.org/index.php/upjo/article/view/412

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