• Mohammad Javed Ali, Raghuraj Hegde, Akshay Gopinathan Nair, Mandeep S Bajaj, Subhash M Betharia, Kasturi Bhattacharjee, Apjit K Chhabra, Jayanta K Das, Gagan Dudeja, Ashok K Grover, Santosh G Honavar, Usha Kim, Lakshmi Mahesh, Bipasha Mukherjee, Anita Sethi, Mukesh Sharma, and Usha Singh.
• Govindram Seksaria, Institute of Dacryology, L V Prasad Eye Institute, Hyderabad, Telangana, India.
• Indian J Ophthalmol. 2020 Jun 1; 68 (6): 974-980.

AbstractOculoplastic surgeries encompass both emergency surgeries for traumatic conditions and infectious disorders as well as elective aesthetic procedures. The COVID-19 pandemic has brought about a drastic change in this practice. Given the highly infectious nature of the disease as well as the global scarcity of medical resources; it is only prudent to treat only emergent conditions during the pandemic as we incorporate evidence-based screening and protective measures into our practices. This manuscript is a compilation of evidence-based guidelines for surgical procedures that oculoplastic surgeons can employ during the COVID-19 pandemic. These guidelines also serve as the basic framework upon which further recommendations may be based on in the future, as elective surgeries start being performed on a regular basis.

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