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Unmasking the mask: the role of personal protective equipment for ophthalmologists caring for asymptomatic patients during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Adrian T Fung1,2.   

Abstract

The use of personal protective equipment (PPE) for ophthalmologists caring for asymptomatic patients remains controversial. This commentary reviews the latest emerging evidence. This is paramountly important in shaping health policies in countries which is not currently recommended. International Journal of Ophthalmology Press.

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Keywords:  COVID-19; mask; personal protective equipment

Year:  2020        PMID： 33344180      PMCID： PMC7708366          DOI： 10.18240/ijo.2020.12.01

Source DB:  PubMed          Journal:  Int J Ophthalmol        ISSN： 2222-3959            Impact factor:   1.779


  25 in total

1.  Association Between Universal Masking in a Health Care System and SARS-CoV-2 Positivity Among Health Care Workers.

Authors:  Xiaowen Wang; Enrico G Ferro; Guohai Zhou; Dean Hashimoto; Deepak L Bhatt
Journal:  JAMA       Date:  2020-08-18       Impact factor: 56.272

2.  Universal Masking in Hospitals in the Covid-19 Era.

Authors:  Michael Klompas; Charles A Morris; Julia Sinclair; Madelyn Pearson; Erica S Shenoy
Journal:  N Engl J Med       Date:  2020-04-01       Impact factor: 91.245

3.  Evidence Supporting Transmission of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 While Presymptomatic or Asymptomatic.

Authors:  Nathan W Furukawa; John T Brooks; Jeremy Sobel
Journal:  Emerg Infect Dis       Date:  2020-06-21       Impact factor: 6.883

4.  Transmission of 2019-nCoV Infection from an Asymptomatic Contact in Germany.

Authors:  Camilla Rothe; Mirjam Schunk; Peter Sothmann; Gisela Bretzel; Guenter Froeschl; Claudia Wallrauch; Thorbjörn Zimmer; Verena Thiel; Christian Janke; Wolfgang Guggemos; Michael Seilmaier; Christian Drosten; Patrick Vollmar; Katrin Zwirglmaier; Sabine Zange; Roman Wölfel; Michael Hoelscher
Journal:  N Engl J Med       Date:  2020-01-30       Impact factor: 91.245

5.  Symptomatic COVID-19 in Eye Professionals in Wuhan, China.

Authors:  Chunyan Qiao; Hui Zhang; Mingguang He; Guishuang Ying; Changzheng Chen; Yanping Song; Julius Oatts; Zhonghua Liu; Yiqiao Xing; Zefeng Xiao; Min Ke; Ya Ye; Xiaoniao Chen; Jihong Luo; Ying Han; Ningli Wang
Journal:  Ophthalmology       Date:  2020-04-18       Impact factor: 12.079

6.  Covid-19: risk factors for severe disease and death.

Authors:  Rachel E Jordan; Peymane Adab; K K Cheng
Journal:  BMJ       Date:  2020-03-26

7.  The Incubation Period of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) From Publicly Reported Confirmed Cases: Estimation and Application.

Authors:  Stephen A Lauer; Kyra H Grantz; Qifang Bi; Forrest K Jones; Qulu Zheng; Hannah R Meredith; Andrew S Azman; Nicholas G Reich; Justin Lessler
Journal:  Ann Intern Med       Date:  2020-03-10       Impact factor: 25.391

8.  Substantial undocumented infection facilitates the rapid dissemination of novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2).

Authors:  Ruiyun Li; Sen Pei; Bin Chen; Yimeng Song; Tao Zhang; Wan Yang; Jeffrey Shaman
Journal:  Science       Date:  2020-03-16       Impact factor: 47.728

9.  Characteristics of Ocular Findings of Patients With Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) in Hubei Province, China.

Authors:  Ping Wu; Fang Duan; Chunhua Luo; Qiang Liu; Xingguang Qu; Liang Liang; Kaili Wu
Journal:  JAMA Ophthalmol       Date:  2020-05-01       Impact factor: 7.389

10.  Estimating the asymptomatic proportion of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) cases on board the Diamond Princess cruise ship, Yokohama, Japan, 2020.

Authors:  Kenji Mizumoto; Katsushi Kagaya; Alexander Zarebski; Gerardo Chowell
Journal:  Euro Surveill       Date:  2020-03
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