Pediatric ophthalmology in the era of COVID-19: Management of emergent non-emergent patients

ATALAY H. T.

Retina-Vitreus, cilt.29, sa.2, ss.175-177, 2020 (Scopus) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Derleme
  • Cilt numarası: 29 Sayı: 2
  • Basım Tarihi: 2020
  • Doi Numarası: 10.37845/ret.vit.2020.29.32
  • Dergi Adı: Retina-Vitreus
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Scopus, Academic Search Premier, EMBASE, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.175-177
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Cataract, COVİD-19, Pediatric ophthalmology, Retinoblastoma, Strabismus
  • Gazi Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is an ongoing pandemic caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). When patients come to an ophthalmologist’s office for ocular examination, these patients have direct contact with examination equipment. Recent reports suggested that ocular surfaces may be a potential mode of SARS-CoV-2 transmission and that ophthalmologists are highly prone to getting infected. Pediatric patients and managing their ophthalmologic conditions have its unique challenges. The purpose of this review is to provide useful guidelines, targeted at pediatric ophthalmology professionals, to minimize COVID-19 infection of both health-care workers and patients.