Open AccessVirus containment box for retinopathy of prematurity screening and laser
Author(s) -
Sameera Nayak,
Y. Pallavi Reddy,
Shashwat Behera,
T S Adish,
D. S. S. Satyanarayana
Publication year - 2021
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_2304_20
Subject(s) - retinopathy of prematurity , medicine , blindness , health care , containment (computer programming) , cotton wool spots , infection control , transmission (telecommunications) , personal protective equipment , optometry , covid-19 , intensive care medicine , retinopathy , disease , pregnancy , pathology , gestational age , endocrinology , economic growth , computer science , genetics , biology , diabetes mellitus , programming language , infectious disease (medical specialty) , economics , engineering , electrical engineering
Health care workers are susceptible to contracting infection with COVID-19 by aerosol transmission. This is a risk while examining and/or treating an un-sedated neonate in retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) screening and treatment. But screening for neonates for ROP and treating with laser, when required, should not be delayed to avoid the blindness. We describe a cost-effective method of containing aerosols generated during such a procedure in an un-sedated baby.