• J A Gegúndez-Fernández, J Zarranz-Ventura, G Garay-Aramburu, F J Muñoz-Negrete, J Mendicute Del Barrio, L Pablo-Júlvez, S García-Delpech, A López-Alemany, F Arnalich-Montiel, M Cordero-Coma, J A Cárceles, and Sociedades oftalmológicas españolas.
• Hospital Clínico San Carlos, Sociedad Española de Oftalmología (SEO), Madrid, España. Electronic address: doctorgegundez@gmail.com.
• Arch Soc Esp Oftalmol. 2020 Jun 1; 95 (6): 300-310.

ObjectiveMinimize exposure to the SARS-CoV-2, reduce the chances of cross-transmission between patients and healthcare personnel, and prevent the development of postoperative complications from the management of patients with eye diseases during the 2019 coronavirus disease pandemic (COVID-19).MethodsCOVID-19 literature review and consensus establishment between different Spanish ophthalmology societies in order to provide guidelines and recommendations of maximum resources primarily conditioned by the state of alert, confinement and social distancing that occurs in Spain since March 16, 2020.ResultsThe recommendations will promote the adoption of action and protection measures for eye care in outpatient clinics, surgical areas and hospitalization, for unconfirmed (asymptomatic and symptomatic) and confirmed COVID-19 patients. Measures must be adapted to the circumstances and availability of personal protective equipment in each of the centers and Autonomous Communities, which will be updated according to the pandemic phases and the measures adopted by the Spanish Government.ConclusionsDuring the COVID-19 pandemic, attention to the potential health risks to the population caused by coronavirus should prevail over the possible progression of the common eye diseases. Ophthalmologists and other eye care professionals must assume a possible progression of these diseases due to the impossibility of adequate patient follow-up.Copyright © 2020 Sociedad Española de Oftalmología. Publicado por Elsevier España, S.L.U. All rights reserved.

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