Indian journal of ophthalmology
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Indian J Ophthalmol · Jun 2020
Psychological impact of COVID-19 on ophthalmologists-in-training and practising ophthalmologists in India.
To evaluate the psychological impact of the COVID 19 crisis on ophthalmologists-in-training and practising ophthalmologists during lockdown in India. ⋯ A strikingly high proportion of ophthalmologists are psychologically affected and may require personalized mental health care.
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Indian J Ophthalmol · Jun 2020
Presence of viral RNA of SARS-CoV-2 in conjunctival swab specimens of COVID-19 patients.
To detect the presence of viral RNA of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) in conjunctival swab specimens of coronavirus disease-19 (COVID-19) patients. ⋯ This study shows that SARS-CoV-2 can be detected in conjunctival swabs of confirmed cases of COVID-19 patients. Though the positivity rate of detecting SARS-CoV-2 in conjunctival swabs is very less, care should be exercised during the ocular examination of patients of COVID-19.
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Indian J Ophthalmol · Jun 2020
Practice GuidelineEvolving consensus on managing vitreo-retina and uvea practice in post-COVID-19 pandemic era.
The COVID-19 pandemic has brought new challenges to the health care community. Many of the super-speciality practices are planning to re-open after the lockdown is lifted. However there is lot of apprehension in everyone's mind about conforming practices that would safeguard the patients, ophthalmologists, healthcare workers as well as taking adequate care of the equipment to minimize the damage. ⋯ As the situation remains volatile, we would like to mention that these suggestions are evolving and likely to change as our understanding and experience gets better. Further, the suggestions are for routine patients as COVID-19 positive patients may be managed in designated hospitals as per local protocols. Also these suggestions have to be implemented keeping in compliance with local rules and regulations.