Open AccessGuidelines for the management of ocular trauma during the COVID-19 pandemic
Author(s) -
AkshayGopinathan Nair,
Sundaram Natarajan,
Raghuraj Hegde,
Gangadhara Sundar,
ManeeshM Bapaye,
G Mukherjee,
Purendra Bhasin,
MahipalS Sachdev,
Namrata Sharma,
Rajesh Sinha,
AIOS Writing Group
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
indian journal of ophthalmology/indian journal of ophthalmology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.542
H-Index - 51
eISSN - 1998-3689
pISSN - 0301-4738
DOI - 10.4103/ijo.ijo_1892_20
Subject(s) - medicine , covid-19 , pandemic , optometry , ophthalmology , virology , disease , pathology , outbreak , infectious disease (medical specialty)
As the COVID-19 pandemic rages on, India is recording a very high number of new cases daily; even as the country prepares to gradually "unlock", after months of lockdown. While elective eye surgeries such as uncomplicated cataract surgeries, blepharoplasty and eyelid procedures and refractive surgeries can be planned at a later date; emergency cases pertaining to ocular trauma cannot be deferred. This manuscript gives a brief overview of the general guidelines for the management of ocular trauma during the COVID-19 pandemic.