Editorial

. 2020 Jul;34(7):1161-1162.

doi: 10.1038/s41433-020-0960-7. Epub 2020 May 14.

Keeping our eyecare providers and patients safe during the COVID-19 pandemic

Kelvin Yi Chong Teo^{1

2

3}, R V Paul Chan⁴, Chui Ming Gemmy Cheung^{5

6}

Affiliations

¹ Singapore Eye Research Institute, Singapore National Eye Centre, Singapore, Singapore.
² Duke-NUS Medical School, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore.
³ Save Sight Institute, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia.
⁴ Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Illinois Eye and Ear Infirmary, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, USA.
⁵ Singapore Eye Research Institute, Singapore National Eye Centre, Singapore, Singapore. gemmy.cheung.c.m@snec.com.sg.
⁶ Duke-NUS Medical School, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore. gemmy.cheung.c.m@snec.com.sg.

PMID: 32409708
PMCID: PMC7224588
DOI: 10.1038/s41433-020-0960-7

Editorial

Keeping our eyecare providers and patients safe during the COVID-19 pandemic

Kelvin Yi Chong Teo et al. Eye (Lond). 2020 Jul.

. 2020 Jul;34(7):1161-1162.

doi: 10.1038/s41433-020-0960-7. Epub 2020 May 14.

Authors

Kelvin Yi Chong Teo^{1

2

3}, R V Paul Chan⁴, Chui Ming Gemmy Cheung^{5

6}

Affiliations

¹ Singapore Eye Research Institute, Singapore National Eye Centre, Singapore, Singapore.
² Duke-NUS Medical School, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore.
³ Save Sight Institute, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia.
⁴ Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Illinois Eye and Ear Infirmary, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, USA.
⁵ Singapore Eye Research Institute, Singapore National Eye Centre, Singapore, Singapore. gemmy.cheung.c.m@snec.com.sg.
⁶ Duke-NUS Medical School, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore. gemmy.cheung.c.m@snec.com.sg.

PMID: 32409708
PMCID: PMC7224588
DOI: 10.1038/s41433-020-0960-7

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Mastropasqua L, D'Aloisio R, Brescia L, Lanzini M, Bondì J, Libertini D, Mastropasqua R, D'Onofrio G, Zuppardi E, Toto L, Agnifili L. Mastropasqua L, et al. Eye (Lond). 2021 Aug;35(8):2319-2321. doi: 10.1038/s41433-020-01135-z. Epub 2020 Aug 18. Eye (Lond). 2021. PMID: 32811998 Free PMC article. No abstract available.

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COVID19 and ophthalmology: a brief summary of the literature.
Chandra S, Flanagan D, Hingorani M, Lotery A, Sivaprasad S. Chandra S, et al. Eye (Lond). 2020 Jul;34(7):1200-1202. doi: 10.1038/s41433-020-0956-3. Epub 2020 May 12. Eye (Lond). 2020. PMID: 32398838 Free PMC article. No abstract available.

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