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Indian J Ophthalmol · Mar 2021
Case ReportsAerosol containment box for laser treatment of retinopathy of prematurity in COVID-19 pandemic.
- Parveen Sen, V V Jaichandran, and Janani Sreenivasan.
- Shri Bhagwan Mahavir Vitreoretinal Services, Medical Research Foundation, Sankara Nethralaya, Nungambakkam, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.
- Indian J Ophthalmol. 2021 Mar 1; 69 (3): 743-745.
AbstractType 1 retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) requires emergency intervention and laser is an established modality of treatment. Laser treatment for ROP under topical anesthesia can be considered as an aerosol-generating procedure due to crying that puts health care workers at high risk of COVID-19 transmission. Aerosol containment box (ACB) is known to minimize aerosol transmission and there are reports of ROP laser done through incubator. Combining these two ideas, we describe a new application of ACB with suction for laser treatment of ROP thereby, reducing risk to health care team without compromising timely effective, and safe treatment for ROP.
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