• Asia Pac J Ophthalmol (Phila) · Jul 2020

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    COVID-19: Ocular Manifestations and the APAO Prevention Guidelines for Ophthalmic Practices.

    • Raymond L M Wong, Daniel S W Ting, Kelvin H Wan, Kenny H W Lai, Chung-Nga Ko, Paisan Ruamviboonsuk, Suber S Huang, Lam Dennis S C DSC C-MER Dennis Lam & Partners Eye Center, C-MER International Eye Care Group, Hong Kong. , and Tham Clement C Y CCY Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong..
    • C-MER Dennis Lam & Partners Eye Center, C-MER International Eye Care Group, Hong Kong.
    • Asia Pac J Ophthalmol (Phila). 2020 Jul 1; 9 (4): 281-284.

    AbstractThe World Health Organization declared the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 a "Pandemic" on March 11, 2020. As of June 1, 2020, Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 has infected >6.2 million people and caused >372,000 deaths, including many health care personnel. It is highly infectious and ophthalmologists are at a higher risk of the infection due to a number of reasons including the proximity between doctors and patients during ocular examinations, microaerosols generated by the noncontact tonometer, tears as a potential source of infection, and some COVID-19 cases present with conjunctivitis. This article describes the ocular manifestations of COVID-19 and the APAO guidelines in mitigating the risks of contracting and/or spreading COVID-19 in ophthalmic practices.

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