The purpose of this review is to provide usefulguidelines, targeted at pediatric ophthalmology professionals, to minimize COVID-19 infection of both health-care workers and patients.
📌 3 Key Takeaways
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Objective & Hypothesis:Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is an ongoing pandemic caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2).When patients come to an ophthalmologist’s offi ce for ocular examination, these patients have direct contact with examination equipment.Recent reports suggested that ocular surfaces may be a potential mode of SARS-CoV-2 transmission an d that ophthalmologists are highly proneto getting infected.Pediatric patients and managing their ophthalmologic conditions have its unique challenges.
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Key Findings & Data:Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is an ongoing pandemic caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2).When patients come to an ophthalmologist’s offi ce for ocular examination, these patients have direct contact with examination equipment.Recent reports suggested that ocular surfaces may be a potential mode of SARS-CoV-2 transmission an d that ophthalmologists are highly proneto getting infected.Pediatric patients and managing their ophthalmologic conditions have its unique challenges.
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Conclusion & Impact:The purpose of this review is to provide usefulguidelines, targeted at pediatric ophthalmology professionals, to minimize COVID-19 infection of both health-care workers and patients.
🔬Design:Review & Systematic Survey
📍Scope:2019 Verileri
⚙️Variables:Domain Parameters
Özet
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is an ongoing pandemic caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2).When patients come to an ophthalmologist’s offi ce for ocular examination, these patients have direct contact with examination equipment.Recent reports suggested that ocular surfaces may be a potential mode of SARS-CoV-2 transmission an d that ophthalmologists are highly proneto getting infected.Pediatric patients and managing their ophthalmologic conditions have its unique challenges. The purpose of this review is to provide usefulguidelines, targeted at pediatric ophthalmology professionals, to minimize COVID-19 infection of both health-care workers and patients.
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Cite This Article
ATALAY, H. T. (2020). Pediatric Ophthalmology in the Era of COVID-19: Management of Emergent Non-Emergent Patients. Retina-Vitreus, Cilt: 29 - Sayı: 2, 175–177. https://ajindex.com/articles/340337
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