Work based concerns and personal implications of COVID-19

In response to ‘Survey of ophthalmology practitioners in A&E on current COVID-19 guidance at three major UK Eye Hospitals’ [1].

We read the above article with interest and present our own ophthalmic departmental findings in a tertiary referral centre. The World Health Organisation declared COVID-19 a global pandemic on 11th March 2020 [2]. Since the emergence, significant changes have occurred including deployment of Ophthalmologists to medical wards and changes in the delivery of routine care. Furthermore, eye examinations and procedures involve close proximity with our patients, hence ophthalmologists are potentially more prone to contracting the virus. However, our examination still falls under the category of only requiring minimal personal protective equipment (PPE).

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