Rev Bras Oftalmol.2020;79(3):217
Implications of Covid-19 in ophthalmology
DOI: 10.5935/0034-7280.20200047
The Covid-19 Pandemy has brought several challenges to the health care systems throughout the planet, since it requires complex strategies and public policies of contention, diagnosis and treatment. Especifically, the high transmissibility of the virus is a critical point of the pandemy, which turns the medical teams highly vulnerable.(–)
Initially, the transmission of the disease via the eye was ignored and ophthalmology was not considered a specialty under risk.(,) The case of contamination of Dr Wang Guangfa, during the treatment of patients with Covid-19, however, altered the scenario, once the infection via eye was raised as a hypothesis, in light of the fact that the professional had worn PPEs, except glasses.()
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