Ophthalmology practice during the COVID-19 pandemic

Khaled Safadi; Joshua M. Kruger; Itay Chowers; Abraham Solomon; Radgonde Amer; Hamzah Aweidah; Shahar Frenkel; Hadas Mechoulam; Irene Anteby; Hadas Ben Eli; Itay Lavy; Tarek Jaouni; David Landau; Liran Tiosano; Gabriel Greifner; Shay Ofir; Tamar Levi Vineberg; Jaime Levy

doi:https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjophth-2020-000487

Ophthalmology practice during the COVID-19 pandemic

Khaled Safadi, Joshua M. Kruger, Itay Chowers, Abraham Solomon, Radgonde Amer, Hamzah Aweidah, Shahar Frenkel, Hadas Mechoulam, Irene Anteby, Hadas Ben Eli, Itay Lavy, Tarek Jaouni, David Landau, Liran Tiosano, Gabriel Greifner, Shay Ofir, Tamar Levi Vineberg, Jaime Levy

Faculty of Medicine

The Hebrew University of Jerusalem

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Objective To present an established practice protocol for safe and effective hospital-setting ophthalmic practice during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. Methods and Analysis Literature was reviewed to identify articles relevant to COVID-19 pandemic and ophthalmology. The following keywords were used: COVID-19, SARS-CoV-2 and telemedicine, combined with eye, ophthalmology, conjunctivitis and tears. Data were extracted from the identified manuscripts and discussed among subspecialists to obtain consensus evidence-based practice. Results A protocol for ophthalmic practice in the era of COVID-19 pandemic was established. The protocol covered patient screening, clinic flow, required personal protective equipment and modifications of ophthalmic equipment for improved safety. Conclusion Important literature emerged with respect to the practice of ophthalmology in the era of COVID-19. An evidence-based ophthalmic practice protocol was established and should be modified in the future to accommodate new insights on the COVID-19 pandemic.

Original language	English
Article number	e000487
Journal	BMJ Open Ophthalmology
Volume	5
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjophth-2020-000487
State	Published - 19 Apr 2020

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public health

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Ophthalmology

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Safadi, K., Kruger, J. M., Chowers, I., Solomon, A., Amer, R., Aweidah, H., Frenkel, S., Mechoulam, H., Anteby, I., Ben Eli, H., Lavy, I., Jaouni, T., Landau, D., Tiosano, L., Greifner, G., Ofir, S., Levi Vineberg, T., & Levy, J. (2020). Ophthalmology practice during the COVID-19 pandemic. BMJ Open Ophthalmology, 5(1), Article e000487. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjophth-2020-000487

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