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COVID-19: Ocular Manifestations and the APAO Prevention Guidelines for Ophthalmic Practices
The World Health Organization declared the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 a “Pandemic” on March 11, 2020. As of June 1, 2020, Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 has infected >6.2 million people and caused >372,000 deat...
Autores principales: | , , , , , , , , |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Department of Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
2020
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7480794/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32739937 http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/APO.0000000000000308 |
Sumario: | The World Health Organization declared the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 a “Pandemic” on March 11, 2020. As of June 1, 2020, Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 has infected >6.2 million people and caused >372,000 deaths, including many health care personnel. It is highly infectious and ophthalmologists are at a higher risk of the infection due to a number of reasons including the proximity between doctors and patients during ocular examinations, microaerosols generated by the noncontact tonometer, tears as a potential source of infection, and some COVID-19 cases present with conjunctivitis. This article describes the ocular manifestations of COVID-19 and the APAO guidelines in mitigating the risks of contracting and/or spreading COVID-19 in ophthalmic practices. |
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