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COVID-19 guidelines for optometry and optical services post-lockdown
| Title: | COVID-19 guidelines for optometry and optical services post-lockdown |
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| Authors: | Snehal Turakhia, Yeshwant Saoji, Aditya Goyal, Prema Chande, Jameel Rizwana Hussaindeen, Nagaraju Konda, Nilesh Thite, Deepak K Bagga, Jayanta Bhattacharjee, Rajeev Prasad, Sanjay Mishra, Lakshmi Shinde |
| Source: | Indian Journal of Ophthalmology, Vol 68, Iss 8, Pp 1533-1539 (2020) |
| Publisher Information: | Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2020. |
| Publication Year: | 2020 |
| Collection: | LCC:Ophthalmology |
| Subject Terms: | contact lens, covid-19, guideline, optical, optometry, pandemic, Ophthalmology, RE1-994 |
| More Details: | The COVID-19 pandemic has caused disruption in everyone's lives globally. Optometrists, being primary health care professionals are at a higher risk of infection in their practices during these testing times. Optometrists and optical store owners need practically implementable guidelines as lockdown gets lifted in various parts of our country. As these practices gear up to provide eye examination and vision correction to people, they need to take necessary precautions to avoid any cross contaminations. Optometry Council of India guidelines were circulated among optometry and optical associations and among experts in various optometry specialty. A consensus among various bodies were arrived. These guidelines provide recommendation for optical and optometry practices. |
| Document Type: | article |
| File Description: | electronic resource |
| Language: | English |
| ISSN: | 0301-4738 1998-3689 |
| Relation: | http://www.ijo.in/article.asp?issn=0301-4738;year=2020;volume=68;issue=8;spage=1533;epage=1539;aulast=Turakhia; https://doaj.org/toc/0301-4738; https://doaj.org/toc/1998-3689 |
| DOI: | 10.4103/ijo.IJO_1827_20 |
| Access URL: | https://doaj.org/article/a6a5180ace2241de9f13997565b71ca6 |
| Accession Number: | edsdoj.6a5180ace2241de9f13997565b71ca6 |
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| ISSN: | 03014738 19983689 |
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| DOI: | 10.4103/ijo.IJO_1827_20 |
| Published in: | Indian Journal of Ophthalmology |
| Language: | English |