Covid-19 Pandemia – Retina Specialist Perspective

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Ophthalmology practice has needed new precautions after COVID-19, which was emerged in Wuhan, China in December 2019 and spread tothe whole world very quickly. It was known that elderly people, whose majority of retina clinics, were the most affected by this new disease.Considering that many retinal diseases are among the ophthalmological emergencies, the slowed down health service due to COVID-19pandemic should be provided to these patients in some way. In this review, the precautions that can be taken by retina specialists to avoid thespread and transmission of the virus are summarized.