Review of Hygiene and Disinfection Recommendations for Outpatient Glaucoma Care: A COVID Era Update

Julie M Shabto; Carlos Gustavo De Moraes; George A Cioffi; Jeffrey M Liebmann

doi:10.1097/IJG.0000000000001540

Review of Hygiene and Disinfection Recommendations for Outpatient Glaucoma Care: A COVID Era Update

J Glaucoma. 2020 Jun;29(6):409-416. doi: 10.1097/IJG.0000000000001540.

Authors

Julie M Shabto¹, Carlos Gustavo De Moraes², George A Cioffi², Jeffrey M Liebmann²

Affiliations

¹ Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA.
² Edward S. Harkness Eye Institute, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, NY.

Abstract

This review focuses on best practices and recommendations for hygiene and disinfection to limit exposure and transmission of infection in outpatient glaucoma clinics during the current COVID-19 pandemic.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Ambulatory Care Facilities
Ambulatory Care*
Betacoronavirus
COVID-19
Coronavirus Infections* / epidemiology
Coronavirus Infections* / prevention & control
Coronavirus Infections* / transmission
Disinfection
Glaucoma* / therapy
Humans
Hygiene*
Intraocular Pressure
Outpatients
Pandemics* / prevention & control
Pneumonia, Viral* / epidemiology
Pneumonia, Viral* / prevention & control
Pneumonia, Viral* / transmission
SARS-CoV-2