Supplementary Table 1.
Questionnaire sent out to practicing ophthalmologists in India
| 1. What is the nature of your practice? |
| Private practice - own clinic |
| Government/Municipal Hospital |
| Institutional practice |
| Corporate / Multi-specialty hospital |
| Charitable hospital |
| Freelancing |
| 2. Are you currently seeing / operating patients?* |
| Yes |
| No |
| 3. If you are seeing/operating patients, what kind of patients are these? (You may choose more than one option) |
| Trauma |
| Red Eye |
| Infections (Lid, Orbit, Sac, Cornea and Endophthalmitis) |
| Vision loss |
| Emergencies (as per my clinical judgement) |
| All patients who come |
| 4. Which surgeries are you performing currently? |
| Only emergency surgeries (RD, Trauma, Endophthalmitis, etc.) |
| Intravitreal Injections |
| Cataract |
| Refractive surgery |
| Glaucoma procedures/ Vitreoretinal surgeries |
| Retinoblastoma/ tumor related care / Other procedures |
| I am not performing any surgeries |
| 5. Have you started telephonic / web consultations? (You may choose more than one option) |
| Telephonic consults |
| Email/WhatsApp/Telegram / Other social media applications |
| Video consultations |
| None as of now, but I plan to start soon |
| I do not plan to do any of the above |
| 6. If you do telephonic / web consultations, what are your fees for the consultation? |
| Same as the fees for an in-person consultation |
| Higher than the fees for an in-person consultation |
| Lower than the fees for an in-person consultation |
| I do not charge for these consultations. |
| Not Applicable, I have not started tele-consultation / video consultation. |
| 7. From what information that is available what is your opinion regarding the risk that ophthalmologists face with regards to COVID 19? |
| Ophthalmologists are at EQUAL risk of contracting COVID 19 compared to other specialties when it comes to examining patients |
| Ophthalmologists are at HIGHER risk of contracting COVID 19 compared to other specialties when it comes to examining patients |
| Ophthalmologists are at LOWER risk of contracting COVID 19 compared to other specialties when it comes to examining patients |
| 8. Upon easing of the COVID 19 related restrictions, what would be your plan regarding elective surgeries? |
| Restart elective surgeries immediately after restrictions are lifted |
| Start elective surgeries 1 week after resumption of clinical duties |
| Not sure about when to start elective surgeries after resumption of clinical duties. |
| 9. Regarding surgeries that would be planned after resumption of clinical duty, what would be your preferred approach? |
| Include testing for COVID-19 as a part of pre-operative screening |
| Use additional Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) in all cases |
| Perform testing for COVID-19 preoperatively AND Use PPE in all cases |
| Unsure of what to do, therefore awaiting clear guidelines |
*Upon receiving “No” as an answer for Q2, the survey directed respondents to Q5