Resuming ophthalmology practice armoured with a bulletproof plan due to COVID 19

Sandhya Ramachandra; Varsha V

doi:10.58739/jcbs/v10i4.3

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Resuming ophthalmology practice armoured with a bulletproof plan due to COVID 19

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Journal of Clinical and Biomedical Sciences

DOI: 10.58739/jcbs/v10i4.3

Year: 2020, Volume: 10, Issue: 4, Pages: 106-106

Review Article

Resuming ophthalmology practice armoured with a bulletproof plan due to COVID 19

Sandhya Ramachandra ^1*, Varsha V²

1. Professor and HOD, Department of Ophthalmology, Sri Devaraj Urs Medical College, Sri Devaraj Urs Academy of Higher Education and Research, Tamaka, Kolar.
2. Resident, Department of Ophthalmology, Sri Devaraj Urs Medical College, Sri Devaraj Urs Academy of Higher Education and Research, Tamaka, Kolar

*Corresponding Author
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Abstract

Covid 19, a deadly pandemic which started in China’s Wuhan province in December has impacted the lives of millions of people physically, mentally and economically.

In view of the pandemic, the Government of India instituted a nation-wide lockdown on 24th march 2020.All non-emergency outpatient departments and elective surgeries were deferred. Ophthalmology, predominantly an elective, non-emergency branch was severely affected.1

However, we have to learn to live with this virus, which means adapting to the “new normal” and resuming elective ophthalmology practice