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Infection Control Measures in Ophthalmology

17 views 0 05/20/2020 06/23/2020 Kenan Bachour

  1. Administrative control
    • Reschedule appointments and arrange drug refill, in order to lower patient attendance.
    • Establish a patient triage system to minimize cross infection of COVID-19 (identify patient with fever, respiratory symptoms, acute conjunctivitis or recent travel).
    • Promote infection control training and staff monitoring (measure their own body temperatures before work and promptly report any symptoms).
  1. Environmental control to reduce droplet transmission of COVID-19
    • Installation of protective shields on slit lamps
    • Frequent disinfection of equipment
    • Provision of eye protection to staff
    • Ophthalmologists should take particular care when examining patients, because of both the proximity to patients’ nose and mouth, and the potential exposure to tears which may contain the virus
  1. Use of Personal Protective Equipment
    • Universal masking, hand hygiene and appropriate use of personal protective equipment (PPE) are promoted.

 

This data were provided by:

  • an editorial published in the British Journal of Ophthalmology.
  • an article published in Graefe’s Archive for Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology.

Sources:

Li JO, Lam DSC, Chen Y, et alNovel Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19): The importance of recognising possible early ocular manifestation and using protective eyewearBritish Journal of Ophthalmology 2020;104:297-298. Retrieved from : https://bjo.bmj.com/content/bjophthalmol/104/3/297.full.pdf

 

Lai, T.H.T., Tang, E.W.H., Chau, S.K.Y. et al. Stepping up infection control measures in ophthalmology during the novel coronavirus outbreak: an experience from Hong Kong. Graefes Arch Clin Exp Ophthalmol 258, 1049–1055 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00417-020-04641-8 Retrieved from : https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/s00417-020-04641-8.pdf

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