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Reddy JC, Vaddavalli PK, Sharma N, Sachdev MS, Rajashekar YL, Sinha R, Agarwal A, Porwal A, Chakrabarti A, Nayak BK, Jain BK, Chandrasekhar D, Ramamurthy C, Mehta CK, Bhattacharya D, Luthra G, Aravind H, Bhattacharjee H, Mehta HR, Titiyal JS, Ram J, Bhalla JS, Dasari KK, Mehta KR, Kudlu KP, Prasad RK, Murugesan K, Singh MJ, Rajan M, Rohit OP, Gogate P, Biswas P, Padmanabhan P, Parekh RH, Khanna R, Honavar SG, Murthy SI, Goel S, Ganesh S, Arora VK. A new normal with cataract surgery during COVID-19 pandemic. Indian J Ophthalmol 2020; 68:1269-1276. [PMID: 32587150 PMCID: PMC7574133 DOI: 10.4103/ijo.ijo_1528_20] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/16/2020] [Revised: 05/17/2020] [Accepted: 05/18/2020] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
Abstract
Cataract is the second leading cause of preventable blindness on the globe. Several programs across the country have been running efficiently to increase the cataract surgical rates and decrease blindness due to cataract. The current COVID-19 pandemic has led to a complete halt of these programs and thus accumulating all the elective cataract procedures. At present with the better understanding of the safety precautions among the health care workers and general population the Government of India (GoI) has given clearance for functioning of eye care facilities. In order to facilitate smooth functioning of every clinic, in this paper, we prepared preferred practice pattern based on consensus discussions between leading ophthalmologists in India including representatives from major governmental and private institutions as well as the All India Ophthalmological Society leadership. These guidelines will be applicable to all practice settings including tertiary institutions, corporate and group practices and individual eye clinics. The guidelines include triage, use of personal protective equipment, precautions to be taken in the OPD and operating room as well for elective cataract screening and surgery. These guidelines have been prepared based on current situation but are expected to evolve over a period of time based on the ongoing pandemic and guidelines from GoI.
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Affiliation(s)
- Jagadesh C Reddy
- Cataract and Refractive Services, Cornea Institute, L V Prasad Eye Institute, Hyderabad, Telangana, India
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- Cataract and Refractive Services, Cornea Institute, L V Prasad Eye Institute, Hyderabad, Telangana, India
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- Secretary, All India Ophthalmological Society, Dr Rajendra Prasad Centre for Ophthalmic Sciences, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
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- President, All India Ophthalmological Society, Chairman, Centre for Sight, New Delhi, India
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- Treasurer, All India Ophthalmological Society, Dr Rajendra Prasad Centre for Ophthalmic Sciences, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
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- Dr. Agarwal's Eye Hospital and Eye Research Centre, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
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- Choithram Netralaya, Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India
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- Dr Rajendra Prasad Centre for Ophthalmic Sciences, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
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- Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research Chandigarh, India
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- Mehta International Eye Institute, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
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- Rajan Eye Care Hospiral, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
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- LV Prasad Eye Institute, Hyderabad, Telangana, India
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- Cataract and Refractive Services, Cornea Institute, L V Prasad Eye Institute, Hyderabad, Telangana, India
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- Anand Eye Hospital, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India
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- Nethradhama Hospital Pvt. Ltd., Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
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