Category Archives: Covid-19 Resources
CDC Recommendations for Patients with Suspected or Confirmed Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) in Healthcare Settings
Mar 18th, 2020
This interim guidance has been updated based on currently available information about COVID-19 and the current situation in the United States, which includes community transmission, infections identified in healthcare personnel (HCP), and shortages of facemasks, N95 filtering facepiece respirators (FFRs) (commonly known as N95 respirators), eye protection, gloves, and gowns. Interim Infection Prevention and Control […]
3 videos to MAKE your own slit lamp protectors
Mar 18th, 2020
3 videos on how to make-it-yourself, universal slit-lamp and microscope shield for eye care professionals: ophthalmologists, optometrists. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wvnx_KIUE9A https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pXm624pBDUM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G5wxU2UV0nI
Recommended Protocol for Suspect or Confirmed COVID-19 Patient Use CONTACT and DROPLET PRECAUTIONS with Eye Protection
Mar 18th, 2020
Best practice for prevention of droplet or contact transmission of infectious agents in Ophthalmology clinics
Western Canada Dry Eye Retreat
Feb 5th, 2020
COVID-19 Note (from website): Please be patient as we review the information and implications of the rapidly evolving Coronavirus situation and the Public Health recomendations announced on March 12th. Info to follow as it becomes available. Thank you for your understanding. The retreat is presented by CSI Clarity Seema Institute and will be held April […]
Case Report: Keratoconjunctivitis as the initial medical presentation of the novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)
Jan 1st, 2020
Short communication|Articles in Press from the Canadian Journal of Ophthalmology Abstract We present a case of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) with an initial medical presentation of keratoconjunctivitis, the first such reported case in North America. The patient’s primary symptom was a red eye with watery discharge, though she did have mild respiratory symptoms, without fever. […]