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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author | Anjali Khadia Sivagami Nachiappan Iva R Kalita Harsh Vardhan Singh Rajesh Vedachalam Rengaraj Venkatesh |
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description | 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. |
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spelling | doaj.art-b11b3e0e7eab4c778a7316a82e211aa32022-12-21T23:39:17ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsIndian Journal of Ophthalmology0301-47381998-36892020-01-0168112486248910.4103/ijo.IJO_2325_20Safe Slit-lamp Shield: Maintaining a balance between ergonomics and safetyAnjali KhadiaSivagami NachiappanIva R KalitaHarsh Vardhan SinghRajesh VedachalamRengaraj VenkateshSince 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.http://www.ijo.in/article.asp?issn=0301-4738;year=2020;volume=68;issue=11;spage=2486;epage=2489;aulast=Khadiaslit-lampcovid -19aerosolshield |
spellingShingle | Anjali Khadia Sivagami Nachiappan Iva R Kalita Harsh Vardhan Singh Rajesh Vedachalam Rengaraj Venkatesh Safe Slit-lamp Shield: Maintaining a balance between ergonomics and safety Indian Journal of Ophthalmology slit-lamp covid -19 aerosol shield |
title | Safe Slit-lamp Shield: Maintaining a balance between ergonomics and safety |
title_full | Safe Slit-lamp Shield: Maintaining a balance between ergonomics and safety |
title_fullStr | Safe Slit-lamp Shield: Maintaining a balance between ergonomics and safety |
title_full_unstemmed | Safe Slit-lamp Shield: Maintaining a balance between ergonomics and safety |
title_short | Safe Slit-lamp Shield: Maintaining a balance between ergonomics and safety |
title_sort | safe slit lamp shield maintaining a balance between ergonomics and safety |
topic | slit-lamp covid -19 aerosol shield |
url | 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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