Safe Slit-lamp Shield: Maintaining a balance between ergonomics and safety

Since the emergence of COVID pandemic, health workers have been facing major challenges every day. Ophthalmology practice has encountered countless modifications in the practice pattern not to jeopardize patient care and at the same time maintain all safety measures to reduce transmission. One such...

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Main Authors: Anjali Khadia, Sivagami Nachiappan, Iva R Kalita, Harsh Vardhan Singh, Rajesh Vedachalam, Rengaraj Venkatesh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2020-01-01
Series:Indian Journal of Ophthalmology
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Online Access:http://www.ijo.in/article.asp?issn=0301-4738;year=2020;volume=68;issue=11;spage=2486;epage=2489;aulast=Khadia
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Summary:Since the emergence of COVID pandemic, health workers have been facing major challenges every day. Ophthalmology practice has encountered countless modifications in the practice pattern not to jeopardize patient care and at the same time maintain all safety measures to reduce transmission. One such modification we made was the Safe Slit-Lamp Shield (SSS) which has been found to be extremely protective in differentiation to other available shield. Although SSS has a larger surface area when compared to already available shields, it won't compromise the comfort of the clinician at the same time gives satisfactory protection.
ISSN:0301-4738
1998-3689