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Month: April 2020

Glaucoma Management Plans during COVID 19

April, 2020

Glaucoma Management Plans during COVID 19 Our Royal College has issued guidelines for the management of glaucoma during the COVID 19 outbreak. The idea is to strike a pragmatic balance – looking to maintain care where it is essential and to defer care for patients who can safely wait. Assessing risk Many glaucoma patients fall into the most at-risk categories for acquiring COVID-19, including age and existing co-morbidities. Hence, the...

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COVID-19 Update: Guidelines issued by Royal College of Ophthalmologists

April, 2020

Coronavirus Update The outbreak of this pandemic has sadly led to restrictions being placed across wide facets of everyday life. The Royal College of Ophthalmologists have acted to give guidance to help clinical practice under such difficult circumstances. Balancing risk The aim of clinicians currently is to balance the risk of possibly acquiring COVID-19 infection in the eye clinic versus the risk of harm as a result of failure to treat a...

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