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Thomas Margolis, MD
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Office procedures to reduce the risk of COVID-19 transmission to patients and staff.
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Retina Group Practice/Individual or Group Project
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The purpose of this project is to devise strategies that will minimize the risk of transmission of COVID-19 to patients and to also protect office staff and physicians from acquiring COVID-19.
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2
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Name withheld
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COVID19 Prevention in Ophthalmology Office
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Group Practice/Individual or Group Project
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This project provides the steps to design and implement measures to reduce office staff and patients to COVID in the office setting.
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3
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Derek Ohlstein, MD
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COVID-19 Infection Control and Prevention in Ophthalmology Offices
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Group Practice/Individual or Group Project
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This project addresses the prevention of COVID 19 infection and provides general steps to prevent infection of patients and staff in a group practice.
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4
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Jennifer Hui, MD
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COVID-19 Clinical Practice Guidelines
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Private Practice/Solo Practice
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Ophthalmic care places the provider and patient at increased risk of disease transmission given examination proximity. This endeavor seeks to mitigate exposure risk incurred in a private clinic solo physician setting.
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5
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Name withheld
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Project to provide patient care safely and effectively during COVID19 pandemic and state of emergency.
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Group Practice/Individual or Group Project
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The purpose of the project is to provide care for our patients during the COVID19 shutdown.
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6
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Jacob Brubaker, MD
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COVID-19 Practice Improvement
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Group Practice/Individual or Group Project
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This project looks at implementing these and other measures to protect staff and patients.
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7
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Rebecca Linquist, MD
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Use of PPE and Environmental Control to Decrease the Transmission of COVID-19
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Multi-specialty Practice/Individual or Group Project
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This project addresses providing the training on the correct use of PPE by staff and physicians and the implementation of environmental controls to include proper cleaning and disinfecting rooms and equipment in a group, multi-specialty practice.
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8
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Name withheld
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Patient and Staff Safety During COVID19 Epidemic
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Hospital Setting/Individual or Group Project
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This project serves to decrease risk of exposure to and infection by COVID19 in practice staff, physicians and patients during the height of the COVID19 epidemic in New York in a hospital setting.
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Lori Dagi Glass, MD
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Patient and Staff Safety During COVID19 Epidemic
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Hospital
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This project serves to decrease risk of exposure to and infection by COVID19 in practice staff, physicians, and patients during the height of the COVID19 epidemic in New York.
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10
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Holly Hindman, MD
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Decrease Exposure to and Transmission of COVID-19 in Community Eye Practice Setting
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Group Practice
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The goal of the project is to develop a comprehensive approach for reducing exposure to and transmission of COVID-19 within a community-based multi-subspecialty eye care office setting.
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11
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Robert Glazier, MD
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COVID-19 Impact Mitigation at Rockwood Eye Center
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Multi-Specialty Group
Surgical Center
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This project is undertaken with the aim of preventing exposure of our patients, staff, and providers to SARS-CoV-2 while still delivering ophthalmic care to patients with vision threatening conditions.
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12
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Deepan Selvadurai, MD
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COVID-19 Mitigation in Clinic
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Group Practice
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The goal of the project is to create and execute a plan that alters the standard of care and behavior in an ophthalmology clinic to minimize COVID-19 transmission and promote safe delivery of ophthalmic care.
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13
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Abraham Mitias, MD
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Modification of COVID Workflow in the Workplace
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Group Practice
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To modify the movement of patients in the office during the COVID era. Optimizing social distance between patients and staff. Optimizing The use of personal protective devices for staff and patients in the office. Optimizing telemedicine and leveraging technology.
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14
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Tamer Mansour, MD
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The Ophthalmologist in the Era of COVID-19, A Survival Guide
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Group Practice
Multi-Specialty Group
Hospital
Surgical Center
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Changes we made to our clinic at both the academic, private practice, safeguard the health of patients without sacrificing the necessary treatment of emergent/urgent patients. With these changes comes practices that we can continue into the future as well as measures undertaken in areas outside the United States.
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15
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Debbie Kuo, MD
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Staff & Patient Reduction
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Multi-Specialty Group
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Risk of transmission on COVID-19 is increased in close contact situations. Reducing patient volume, staff, and number of providers in the office simultaneously minimizes high risk interactions.
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16
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Michael Pingree, MD
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New Practice Guidelines During the COVID-19 Pandemic
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Solo Practice
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While the COVID 19 virus is increasing exponentially in the population, we have implemented policy changes in the office to stop the transmission of the virus while still being able to serve the needs of patients with urgent and emergency eye conditions.
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Andrew Baldwin, MD
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Eye Physicians PC COVID-19 Safety and Precautions Implementation
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Group Practice
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In order to provide a safe environment for patients and staff, safety measures and protocols have been developed to comply with CDC and AAO guidelines. Furthermore, these measures were tailored for our specific ophthalmology practice and patient population.
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18
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Rajy Rouweyha, MD
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Implementing COVID-19 Infection Control Measures to Improve Both Physician and Patient Safety
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Group Practice
Surgical Center
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Based on current medical practice as literature review of the current COVID-19 crisis, the purpose of this project will be to implement the following measures in all of our clinic / surgery centers: 1. Administrative control measures, 2. Environmental control measures, and 3. Use of personal protective equipment (PPE). Finally, we will work on the implementation of telemedicine - a novel idea for our practice in ophthalmology.
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19
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Marc Longo, MD
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Oculoplastic Office and Surgery Center Response to COVID Pandemic
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Group Practice
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The design of the project is intended to help identify at risk patients and carries of the COVID virus, protect physicians and all office personnel and place parameters in place in the event of a COVID exposure or patient.
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Joseph Boss, MD
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Ophthalmology Clinical Practice Patterns to Reduce COVID-19 Infections
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Group Practice
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To implement practice patterns in a retina clinic to protect patient and staff from exposure to COVID-19. Description and assessment of practice patterns aimed at reducing clinic exposure time for patients, inter-personal exposure, and droplet safety measures.
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21
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Ronald Warwar, MD
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COVID-19 Infection Control and Patient and Staff Safety in the Office
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Solo Practice
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Office protocols are being examined, addressed, and modified to improve patient and staff safety and mitigate spread of COVID-19. All procedural policies regarding patient physical contact from entry to exit of the office is being scrutinized. Staff conduct and interaction is being modified as well.
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22
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Jason Cheung, MD
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Infection Control Measures and Adoption of Telemedicine in a Pediatric Ophthalmology Office During COVID-19 Epidemic
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Solo Practice
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1) Evaluate the use of SMS messaging in preventing COVID-19 or exposed suspects from entering the office
2) Evaluate the effect of clinical volume reduction to allow social distancing in the waiting room
3) Evaluate the utilization of newly adopted telemedicine technology during the epidemic
4) Evaluate the effectiveness of various infection control measures in response to the outbreak
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23
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Paul Edwards, MD
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Covid-19 response of Henry Ford Ophthalmology Department to Minimize Patient and Staff Exposure to Corona Virus
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Hospital
Multi-Specialty Group
Healthcare Network
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The goal is to reduce the risk of COVID-19 transmission to patients and employees in Ophthalmology, to reduce the consumption of PPE and to improve access to hospital resources for growing volumes of infected patients. This includes hospital beds and surgical services. We have a large Optometric delivery program, so we are collaborating with them on our efforts.
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24
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Ilya Sluch, MD
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COVID-19 Infection Control and Prevention at CFES
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Group Practice
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Improving in-office hygiene with face masks, encouraging telemedicine, and imposing social distancing in the office setting to limit COVID19 transmission in the office.
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25
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David Markoff, MD
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COVID-19 Mitigation for Mountain Eye Associates
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Group Practice
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This project was implemented in an effort to prevent, as much as possible, the spread/transmission of the novel coronavirus within our office and patient contacts
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26
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Kristina Pao, MD
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Social Distancing in a Group Practice to Reduce the Spread of COVID-19 While Maintaining Care for Patients
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Group Practice
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Given the highly contagious nature of COVID-19 and our generally susceptible older patient population, it is our social and moral obligation to do our part as medical professionals to reduce the local spread of coronavirus and help flatten the curve. Our previous practices were within the standard norm in terms of patient flow and facility cleanliness given a busy private practice. However, the global pandemic forced us to look at our own hygienic practices and identify areas where improvement could be made to do our part to reduce exposure and the spread of COVID-19 in our community.
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Eric Leung, MD
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COVID-19 Prevention in an Ophthalmology Office
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Group Practice
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Design and implement measures to reduce office staff and patients to COVID-19 in the office setting. COVID-19 is rapidly expanding and is already prevalent in northern California. Measures are outlined to reduce patient and office staff exposure.
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28
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Brian Alder, MD
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COVID-19 Infection Control and Prevention in Ophthalmology Office
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Group Practice
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The COVID-19 pandemic is quickly spreading throughout the world, including in the United States. Ophthalmologists may be at particular risk of infection due to the close proximity with patients required for an exam, and they then may be vectors for spread of the virus. We plan to implement various best practices to reduce the risk of viral transmission in our clinic.
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Elizabeth Baze, MD
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Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center (MEDVAMC) Eye Care Line Response to COVID-19 Pandemic
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Veteran's Affairs Medical Center
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While remaining available to provide urgent and emergent ophthalmic care, we have converted many in-person visits to telehealth appointments, limited clinic and OR procedures to urgent/emergent procedures only, divided optometrists and ophthalmology residents into two teams that alternate teleworking and working on-site, increased use of PPE, increased the already stringent protocol for cleaning examination rooms between patients, and implemented screening to determine which patients require a face-to-face examination.
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James Dickey, MD
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South Hills Eye Associates Covid-19 Plan
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Group Practice
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South Hills Eye Associates has a majority of patients in the higher risk group. A plan to limit exposure and transmission between patients, staff and physicians is critical.
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Richard Kalski, MD
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Office Measures Taken to Protect Patients, Staff, and The Public from Exposure to COVID-19
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Solo Practice
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The COVID-19 pandemic has affected the medical and surgical practice of ophthalmology. This project will outline the office measures taken to attempt to minimize the spread of COVID-19 to patients and staff while continuing to provide high quality ophthalmic care.
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32
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Estuardo Ponce, MD
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Protecting Retina Patients from Transmittable Diseases Through Increasing Hygiene and the Flow in the Clinic
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Multi-Specialty Group
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A modification on the patient flow through the office and enhanced cleaning after each examination will be done to maintain zero cases of COVID-19 acquired in the office.
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Shelly Jain, MD
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Alternative Glaucoma Care Model During the COVID-19 Pandemic Using a Drive-Through Intraocular Pressure Station
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Hospital
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The purpose of this drive-through intraocular pressure station is to provide accessible eye care to glaucoma patients while maximizing the safety of patients, staff, and physicians.
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Tamiesha Frempong, MD
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Intensive Care Unit Eye Care During the COVID-19 Pandemic
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Hospital
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During COVID, we noticed emergency room eye care was de-prioritized by the medical teams and many intubated patients were developing complications related to lagophthalmos such as dry eyes, epithelial breakdown, conjunctival chemosis, and corneal scarring. We decided to take over video visits for the families of all intubated patients in order to be able to simultaneously conduct anterior segment checks on all intubated patients.
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