Pediatric ophthalmology in the era of covid-19: management of emergent non-emergent patients

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is an ongoing pandemic caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) When patients come to an ophthalmologist's offi ce for ocular examination, these patients have direct contact with examination equipment Recent reports suggested that ocular surfaces may be a potential mode of SARS-CoV-2 transmission an d that ophthalmologists are highly prone to getting infected Pediatric patients and managing their ophthalmologic conditions have its unique challenges The purpose of this review is to provide useful guidelines, targeted at pediatric ophthalmology professionals, to minimize COVID-19 infection of both health-care workers and patients [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] Copyright of Retina-Vitreus/Journal of Retina-Vitreous is the property of Retina-Vitreus and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites or posted to a listserv without the copyright holder's express written permission However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use This abstract may be abridged No warranty is given about the accuracy of the copy Users should refer to the original published version of the material for the full abstract (Copyright applies to all Abstracts )