Do slit lamp shields and face masks protect ophthalmologists amidst COVID-19?

Ong Sze Chuan,Muhammad Azri Bin Razali,Lyana Shaffiee,Yap Jun Xing,Terrence Tay Yin Fei,Loon Seng Chee,Victor Koh

Do slit lamp shields and face masks protect ophthalmologists amidst COVID-19?

2020

Ong Sze Chuan
Muhammad Azri Bin Razali
Lyana Shaffiee
Yap Jun Xing
Terrence Tay Yin Fei
Loon Seng Chee
Victor Koh

Unlike face masks which provided some protection against both aerosols and droplets, slit lamp shields conferred protection only against direct large droplet transmission, with a limited role in reducing aerosol transmission risk.

Keywords:

Medicine
Surgery
Optics
Coronavirus disease 2019
severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2
Slit lamp
Shields
large droplet
2019 20 coronavirus outbreak
Face masks

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