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Glokom-Katarakt 2020 , Vol 15 , Num 2
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Contact Lens Practice During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Betul Seher
Assistant Prof. MD., Gazi University Medical School, Ophthalmology Department, Ankara, Turkey DOI : 10.37844/glauc.cat.2020.15.14 A novel strain of the coronavirus, named as Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2), caused severe acute respiratory syndrome, referred to as coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). The disease has spread rapidly around the world and authorities have immediately taken restrictive measures to control the spread of infection and to prevent overcrowding in the healthcare system.

The precautions to be taken in ophthalmology clinics have critical importance because eye examination requires a near contact between the physician and the patient. Based on the suggestions from various ophthalmology and contact lens associations, and also the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), contact lens practitioners should take some precautions, including using personal protective equipment and hand sanitizer, disinfection of instruments and contact lens trial set, and revisiting patients? knowledge about safe lens usage, in their practice to minimize the transmission of COVID-19.

Although there is no evidence-based study indicating that asymptomatic individuals should stop wearing contact lenses during COVID-19 pandemic, ceasing contact lens wear is recommended during the pandemic. Nevertheless, necessary precautions should be reminded to patients who continue to wear contact lenses to prevent virus transmission. Keywords : COVID-19, Contact lens

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