COVID-19 guidelines for optometry and optical services post-lockdown

被引:6
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作者
Turakhia, Snehal [1 ]
Saoji, Yeshwant [2 ]
Goyal, Aditya [3 ]
Chande, Prema [4 ]
Hussaindeen, Jameel Rizwana [5 ]
Konda, Nagaraju [6 ]
Thite, Nilesh [7 ]
Bagga, Deepak K. [8 ]
Bhattacharjee, Jayanta [4 ]
Prasad, Rajeev [6 ]
Mishra, Sanjay [9 ]
Shinde, Lakshmi [7 ]
机构
[1] Turakhia Opticians, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
[2] Saoji Vis Care, Nagpur, Maharashtra, India
[3] Assoc Sch & Coll Optometry India ASCO India, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
[4] Optometry Council India OCI, Bangalore, Karnataka, India
[5] Sankara Nethralaya, Unit Med Res Fdn, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
[6] Indian Optometr Assoc IOA, Bangalore, Karnataka, India
[7] Int Assoc Contact Lens Educ IACLE, Bangalore, Karnataka, India
[8] LV Prasad Eye Inst, Hyderabad, Telangana, India
[9] Indian Optometry Federat, New Delhi, India
关键词
Contact lens; COVID-19; guideline; optical; optometry; pandemic;
D O I
10.4103/ijo.IJO_1827_20
中图分类号
R77 [眼科学];
学科分类号
100212 ;
摘要
The COVID-19 pandemic has caused disruption in everyone's lives globally. Optometrists, being primary health care professionals are at a higher risk of infection in their practices during these testing times. Optometrists and optical store owners need practically implementable guidelines as lockdown gets lifted in various parts of our country. As these practices gear up to provide eye examination and vision correction to people, they need to take necessary precautions to avoid any cross contaminations. Optometry Council of India guidelines were circulated among optometry and optical associations and among experts in various optometry specialty. A consensus among various bodies were arrived. These guidelines provide recommendation for optical and optometry practices.
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页码:1533 / 1539
页数:7
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