Guidelines for the management of ocular trauma during the COVID-19 pandemic
As the COVID-19 pandemic rages on, India is recording a very high number of new cases daily; even as the country prepares to gradually “unlock”, after months of lockdown. While elective eye surgeries such as uncomplicated cataract surgeries, blepharoplasty and eyelid procedures and refractive surger...
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| author | Sundaram Natarajan Akshay Gopinathan Nair Raghuraj Hegde Gangadhara Sundar Maneesh M Bapaye Gobinda Mukherjee Purendra Bhasin Mahipal S Sachdev Namrata Sharma Rajesh Sinha AIOS Writing Group |
| author_facet | Sundaram Natarajan Akshay Gopinathan Nair Raghuraj Hegde Gangadhara Sundar Maneesh M Bapaye Gobinda Mukherjee Purendra Bhasin Mahipal S Sachdev Namrata Sharma Rajesh Sinha AIOS Writing Group |
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| description | As the COVID-19 pandemic rages on, India is recording a very high number of new cases daily; even as the country prepares to gradually “unlock”, after months of lockdown. While elective eye surgeries such as uncomplicated cataract surgeries, blepharoplasty and eyelid procedures and refractive surgeries can be planned at a later date; emergency cases pertaining to ocular trauma cannot be deferred. This manuscript gives a brief overview of the general guidelines for the management of ocular trauma during the COVID-19 pandemic. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-ed46fd3668a44b21a7c50049f572bd422022-12-22T03:00:01ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsIndian Journal of Ophthalmology0301-47381998-36892020-01-0168112483248510.4103/ijo.IJO_1892_20Guidelines for the management of ocular trauma during the COVID-19 pandemicSundaram NatarajanAkshay Gopinathan NairRaghuraj HegdeGangadhara SundarManeesh M BapayeGobinda MukherjeePurendra BhasinMahipal S SachdevNamrata SharmaRajesh SinhaAIOS Writing GroupAs the COVID-19 pandemic rages on, India is recording a very high number of new cases daily; even as the country prepares to gradually “unlock”, after months of lockdown. While elective eye surgeries such as uncomplicated cataract surgeries, blepharoplasty and eyelid procedures and refractive surgeries can be planned at a later date; emergency cases pertaining to ocular trauma cannot be deferred. This manuscript gives a brief overview of the general guidelines for the management of ocular trauma during the COVID-19 pandemic.http://www.ijo.in/article.asp?issn=0301-4738;year=2020;volume=68;issue=11;spage=2483;epage=2485;aulast=Natarajanblunt traumacoronavirusophthalmic traumatraumatic cataract |
| spellingShingle | Sundaram Natarajan Akshay Gopinathan Nair Raghuraj Hegde Gangadhara Sundar Maneesh M Bapaye Gobinda Mukherjee Purendra Bhasin Mahipal S Sachdev Namrata Sharma Rajesh Sinha AIOS Writing Group Guidelines for the management of ocular trauma during the COVID-19 pandemic Indian Journal of Ophthalmology blunt trauma coronavirus ophthalmic trauma traumatic cataract |
| title | Guidelines for the management of ocular trauma during the COVID-19 pandemic |
| title_full | Guidelines for the management of ocular trauma during the COVID-19 pandemic |
| title_fullStr | Guidelines for the management of ocular trauma during the COVID-19 pandemic |
| title_full_unstemmed | Guidelines for the management of ocular trauma during the COVID-19 pandemic |
| title_short | Guidelines for the management of ocular trauma during the COVID-19 pandemic |
| title_sort | guidelines for the management of ocular trauma during the covid 19 pandemic |
| topic | blunt trauma coronavirus ophthalmic trauma traumatic cataract |
| url | http://www.ijo.in/article.asp?issn=0301-4738;year=2020;volume=68;issue=11;spage=2483;epage=2485;aulast=Natarajan |
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