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. 2021 Jun;128(6):945-947.
doi: 10.1016/j.ophtha.2020.09.043. Epub 2020 Oct 7.

Spread of Respiratory Droplets in a Simulated Ophthalmic Surgery

Tina Felfeli  1 , Amrit S Rai  1 , Rosa Braga-Mele  1 , Efrem D Mandelcorn  1 , Wendy Hatch  1 , Amandeep S Rai  2
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Spread of Respiratory Droplets in a Simulated Ophthalmic Surgery

Tina Felfeli et al. Ophthalmology. 2021 Jun.
No abstract available

Keywords: COVID-19; Cataract surgery; Coronavirus; Drape; Droplet spread; Mask; Operating room; Ophthalmic surgery; Surgical; Transmission.

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A, Simulation setup under ultraviolet light conditions with the surgeon in surgical positioning. B, Series of simulations involving no surgical mask for the patient and a complete seal of the surgical drape. C, An ear loop surgical mask (secured with tape) and an incomplete seal of the surgical drape. D, Surgical mask (secured with tape) and a complete surgical seal of surgical drape.
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