Open AccessReworking protocols of ophthalmic resident surgical training in the COVID-19 era – Experiences of a tertiary care institute in northern India
Author(s) -
Parul Chawla Gupta,
Ramandeep Singh,
Surbhi Khurana,
Ranjan Kumar Behera,
Faisal Thattaruthody,
Surinder Singh Pandav,
Jagat Ram
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_566_21
Subject(s) - medicine , phacoemulsification , vitrectomy , pandemic , ophthalmology , covid-19 , eye care , medical education , optometry , visual acuity , disease , pathology , infectious disease (medical specialty)
Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has negatively impacted medical professionals in all fields of medicine and surgery in their academic, clinical and surgical training. The impact of surgical training has been described as 'severe' by most ophthalmology residents worldwide due to their duties in COVID-19 wards, disruption of outpatient and camp services.