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ArticleIndian journal of ophthalmology2021

COVID-19 safety guidelines for school eye health screening programs.

Winston D Prakash, Rohit C Khanna

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Article in Indian journal of ophthalmology, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

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2 citing papers in PubMed, 2 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 1 institution in 3 countries.

Winston D PrakashAllen Foster Community Eye Health Research Centre, Gullapalli Pratibha Rao International Centre for Advancement of Rural Eyecare; Brien Holden Eye Research Centre, L V Prasad Eye Institute, Banjara Hills, Hyderabad, India.
Rohit C KhannaAllen Foster Community Eye Health Research Centre, Gullapalli Pratibha Rao International Centre for Advancement of Rural Eyecare; Brien Holden Eye Research Centre, L V Prasad Eye Institute, Banjara Hills, Hyderabad, India; School of Optometry and Vision Science, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia; University of Rochester, School of Medicine and Dentistry, Rochester, NY, USA.
L V Prasad Eye Institute · IN

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

COVID-19 pandemic has significantly impacted every sphere of life. Health care workers, including eye care professionals, are at a higher risk of contracting infection directly or indirectly. To mitigate the risk of cross-infection among these front-line workers, it is vital to follow appropriate safety protocols. On the other hand, childhood eye conditions lead to permanent vision loss unless these are identified and treated early. School eye health programs are the best option to reach a large childhood population for early detection and treatment of vision-threatening eye conditions. While several clinical safety guidelines have been developed for ophthalmic practice, no such guidelines are available for carrying out school eye health programs. This article aims to set out COVID-19 safety guidelines for conducting school eye health programs in India.

Indexed as

COVID-19Vision ScreeningChildHumansPandemicsSARS-CoV-2SchoolsVision DisordersCOVID-19 safety protocolschool eye health programsvision screening

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PMID34427255
PMCPMC8544082
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