Aerosol containment box for laser treatment of retinopathy of prematurity in COVID-19 pandemic

Aerosol containment box for laser treatment of retinopathy of prematurity in COVID-19 pandemic

Type 1 retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) requires emergency intervention and laser is an established modality of treatment. Laser treatment for ROP under topical anesthesia can be considered as an aerosol-generating procedure due to crying that puts health care workers at high risk of COVID-19 transm...

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Main Authors: Parveen Sen, V V Jaichandran, Janani Sreenivasan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2021-01-01
Series:Indian Journal of Ophthalmology
Subjects:
aerosol containment box
aerosol-generating procedure
laser for retinopathy of prematurity
reduction of aerosol transmission
retinopathy of prematurity
Online Access:http://www.ijo.in/article.asp?issn=0301-4738;year=2021;volume=69;issue=3;spage=743;epage=745;aulast=Sen

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