Table 1.
Protective Measures Adopted in Different Eye Hospitals Internationally to Mitigate the Risks of COVID-19 during the Examination of Asymptomatic Routine Eye Patients
| Country | Ophthalmologist |
Patient |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Face Mask | Gloves | Goggles | Cap | Gown | Slit-Lamp Biomicroscope Shield | Temperature Screen | Face Mask | Temperature Screen | Single Accompanying Person per Patient | Reduction in Nonurgent Encounters | Screening Questions | |
| Australia | — | — | — | — | — | — | X | — | X | X | X | X |
| China (Zhongshan Ophthalmic Center, Guangzhou) | X | — | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X |
| Italy (Ospedali Privati Forlì, University of Ferrara) | X | X | — | — | — | X | X | X | X | X | X | X |
| Korea (Seoul National University) | X | — | — | — | — | X | X | X | X | X | X | X |
| Singapore (Singapore National Eye Center) | X | — | — | — | — | X | X | X∗ | X | X | X | X |
| United Kingdom (Moorfields Eye Hospital) | X | — | — | — | — | X | X | X∗ | X | X | X | X |
| United States | ||||||||||||
| Massachusetts Eye and Ear, Boston | X | — | — | — | — | X | X | X | X | X | X | X |
| Emory Eye Center, Atlanta | X | — | — | — | — | X | X | X | X | X | X | X |
| University of California, San Francisco | X | — | — | — | — | X | — | X | — | X† | X | X |
X = yes; — = no.
The practice patterns are limited to only the specific hospital listed on the table and are not representative of all the eye hospitals in the respective country.
∗
In patients with recent travel history in high-risk countries or recent respiratory illness.
†
Zero visitors are allowed.