COVID-19 Recommendations From Ophthalmic and Plastic Reconstructive Surgery Societies Worldwide.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

The COVID-19 pandemic has brought unprecedented challenges for oculoplastic surgeons worldwide, in terms of care delivery, medical equipment and at-risk patient management. To date, there are no centralized or compiled international COVID-19 guidelines for oculoplastic surgeons.

Methods

We examined COVID-19 guidelines published by oculoplastic societies worldwide. All countries around the world were initially considered in this study, but only 9 oculoplastic societies met the inclusion criteria: (1) publicly available guidelines displayed on the oculoplastic society's website, or (2) guidelines received from the oculoplastic society after contacting them twice using the contact information on their website.

Results

The 9 oculoplastic societies examined include

SUBMITTER: Nguyen AX 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7437421 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jul/Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature