Open AccessProposed measures to be taken by ophthalmologists during the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic: Experience from Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Linkou, Taiwan
Author(s) -
Jui-Yen Lin,
Eugene Yu-Chuan Kang,
PoHan Yeh,
Xiao Chun Ling,
Hung-Chi Chen,
KuanJen Chen,
YihShiou Hwang,
ChiChun Lai,
Wei-Chi Wu
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
taiwan journal of ophthalmology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.519
H-Index - 9
eISSN - 2211-5072
pISSN - 2211-5056
DOI - 10.4103/tjo.tjo_21_20
Subject(s) - medicine , pandemic , triage , personal protective equipment , infection control , medical emergency , covid-19 , disease , safer , telemedicine , health care , emergency medicine , family medicine , intensive care medicine , infectious disease (medical specialty) , computer security , computer science , economics , economic growth , pathology
Although Taiwan was one of the first countries to develop coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), with effective antiepidemic measures, Taiwan has effectively controlled the spread of the disease. The purpose of this article is to provide useful safety strategies for ophthalmologists in daily practice during the COVID-19 pandemic.