Ophthalmic Workplace Modifications for the Post-COVID Era
The COVID-19 pandemic necessitates implementation of exposure control measures in all facets of the healthcare sector. Healthcare professionals who work in busy ophthalmology clinics and theaters are amidst the highest at-risk of contracting COVID-19. The authors review the up-to-date scientific evi...
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| author | Hasan Naveed Victor Leung Mehran Zarei-Ghanavati Christopher Leak Christopher Liu |
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| description | The COVID-19 pandemic necessitates implementation of exposure control measures in all facets of the healthcare sector. Healthcare professionals who work in busy ophthalmology clinics and theaters are amidst the highest at-risk of contracting COVID-19. The authors review the up-to-date scientific evidence of SARS-CoV-2 transmission to demystify and explain the exposure control options available for ophthalmic workplace and offer insights from an industrial hygiene standpoint. As the we enter the post-COVID world, these measures will be critical to enhance workplace safety, and thus protect patients and staff alike. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-60c6a1e9478546718f61711e83f584722022-12-22T03:56:54ZengKnowledge EJournal of Ophthalmic & Vision Research2008-322X2020-08-0115340040710.18502/jovr.v15i3.7458jovr.v15i3.7458Ophthalmic Workplace Modifications for the Post-COVID EraHasan Naveed0Victor Leung1Mehran Zarei-Ghanavati2Christopher Leak3Christopher Liu4 Tongdean Eye Clinic, UK Tongdean Eye Clinic, UK Tongdean Eye Clinic, UK Tongdean Eye Clinic, UK Tongdean Eye Clinic, UKThe COVID-19 pandemic necessitates implementation of exposure control measures in all facets of the healthcare sector. Healthcare professionals who work in busy ophthalmology clinics and theaters are amidst the highest at-risk of contracting COVID-19. The authors review the up-to-date scientific evidence of SARS-CoV-2 transmission to demystify and explain the exposure control options available for ophthalmic workplace and offer insights from an industrial hygiene standpoint. As the we enter the post-COVID world, these measures will be critical to enhance workplace safety, and thus protect patients and staff alike.https://doi.org/10.18502/jovr.v15i3.7458covid-19ophthalmic workplaceprotecting healthcare workerssars-cov-2personal protective equipment |
| spellingShingle | Hasan Naveed Victor Leung Mehran Zarei-Ghanavati Christopher Leak Christopher Liu Ophthalmic Workplace Modifications for the Post-COVID Era Journal of Ophthalmic & Vision Research covid-19 ophthalmic workplace protecting healthcare workers sars-cov-2 personal protective equipment |
| title | Ophthalmic Workplace Modifications for the Post-COVID Era |
| title_full | Ophthalmic Workplace Modifications for the Post-COVID Era |
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| title_full_unstemmed | Ophthalmic Workplace Modifications for the Post-COVID Era |
| title_short | Ophthalmic Workplace Modifications for the Post-COVID Era |
| title_sort | ophthalmic workplace modifications for the post covid era |
| topic | covid-19 ophthalmic workplace protecting healthcare workers sars-cov-2 personal protective equipment |
| url | https://doi.org/10.18502/jovr.v15i3.7458 |
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