Considerations for the Management and Triage of Ocular Oncology Cases during the COVID-19 Pandemic

Alison H Skalet^{1

2

3

4}, Richard C Allen^{5

6}, Carol L Shields⁷, Matthew W Wilson^{8

9

10}, Prithvi Mruthyunjaya¹¹, Dan S Gombos^{12

6

13}

Affiliations

¹ Casey Eye Institute, Department of Ophthalmology, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, Oregon, USA.
² Knight Cancer Institute, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, Oregon, USA.
³ Department of Radiation Medicine, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, Oregon, USA.
⁴ Department of Dermatology, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, Oregon, USA.
⁵ Department of Ophthalmology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA.
⁶ Texas Children's Cancer Center, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA.
⁷ Ocular Oncology Service, Wills Eye Hospital, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
⁸ Department of Oncology, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, Tennessee, USA.
⁹ Department of Surgery, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, Tennessee, USA.
¹⁰ Department of Ophthalmology, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, Tennessee, USA.
¹¹ Ophthalmology, Stanford Byers Eye Institute, Palo Alto, California, USA.
¹² The Retinoblastoma Center of Houston, Houston, Texas, USA.
¹³ Section of Ophthalmology, Department of Head and Neck Surgery, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, USA.

PMID: 32411697
PMCID: PMC7206351
DOI: 10.1159/000507734

Considerations for the Management and Triage of Ocular Oncology Cases during the COVID-19 Pandemic

Alison H Skalet et al. Ocul Oncol Pathol. 2020.

. 2020 Apr 21;6(3):1-4.

doi: 10.1159/000507734.

Authors

Alison H Skalet^{1

2

3

4}, Richard C Allen^{5

6}, Carol L Shields⁷, Matthew W Wilson^{8

9

10}, Prithvi Mruthyunjaya¹¹, Dan S Gombos^{12

6

13}

Affiliations

¹ Casey Eye Institute, Department of Ophthalmology, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, Oregon, USA.
² Knight Cancer Institute, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, Oregon, USA.
³ Department of Radiation Medicine, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, Oregon, USA.
⁴ Department of Dermatology, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, Oregon, USA.
⁵ Department of Ophthalmology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA.
⁶ Texas Children's Cancer Center, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA.
⁷ Ocular Oncology Service, Wills Eye Hospital, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
⁸ Department of Oncology, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, Tennessee, USA.
⁹ Department of Surgery, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, Tennessee, USA.
¹⁰ Department of Ophthalmology, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, Tennessee, USA.
¹¹ Ophthalmology, Stanford Byers Eye Institute, Palo Alto, California, USA.
¹² The Retinoblastoma Center of Houston, Houston, Texas, USA.
¹³ Section of Ophthalmology, Department of Head and Neck Surgery, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, USA.

PMID: 32411697
PMCID: PMC7206351
DOI: 10.1159/000507734

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors have no proprietary or commercial interest in the materials discussed in this article. Dr. Alison Skalet is a consultant for Castle Biosciences Inc. and Immuncore Inc. Dr. Carol Shields is on the Science Advisory Board for Aura Biosciences Inc. and Immunocore Inc. Prithvi Mruthyunjaya is a consultant for Castle Biosciences Inc. The other authors have no disclosures.

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