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Category Archives: Covid-19 Resources
Recommendations for Conducting Vitreoretinal Surgery During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Apr 30th, 2020
April 30, 2020 The CRS Executive has reviewed and supports the recommendations of the American Society of Retinal Specialists (ASRS) for conducting vitreoretinal surgery during the COVID-19 pandemic. The CRS endorses these ASRS recommendations for application within the Canadian context. Read the full ASRS recommendations for conducting vitreoretinal surgery during the COVID-19 pandemic
Canadian Society of Oculoplastic Surgery Position Statement: Guidelines on Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) during COVID-19 Pandemic for Oculoplastic and Orbital Surgery
Apr 28th, 2020
April 28, 2020 Guidelines on Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) during COVID-19 Pandemic for Oculoplastic and Orbital Surgery Background The Canadian Society of Oculoplastic Surgery has evaluated the current literature assessing the risk to ophthalmologists who perform oculoplastics procedures during and after the current pandemic. Using the best evidence available, guidelines on the minimum personal protective equipment that surgeons should […]
International Uveitis Study Group Document Collection About the Care of Uveitis Patients in the COVID-19 Pandemic
Apr 27th, 2020
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Additional Considerations to Help Manage the Anti-VEGF Injection Burden during the COVID-19 Pandemic
Apr 22nd, 2020
April 4, 2020 Background At the Association of Canadian University Professor of Ophthalmology (ACUPO) teleconference on March 24, 2020, Canadian Department Heads were interested in developing recommendations to assist balancing crucial reductions in anti-VEGF treatment volumes, driven by the COVID-19 virus, with essential treatments still needed for sight preservation. Following a literature review focusing on […]
Canadian Glaucoma Society Recommendations for Providing Eye Care to Glaucoma Patients During COVID-19 Pandemic
Apr 21st, 2020
April 16, 2020 Background The COVID-19 Pandemic has led to widespread implementation of physical isolating measures and cessation of non-urgent medical visits and procedures. This document is to provide guidance to physicians caring for glaucoma patients to help mitigate the risk to patient and care provider while balancing the need for treatment to preserve vision. […]
Recommended COVID-19 Resources
Apr 21st, 2020
Recommended COVID-19 Resources On 11 March 2020, World Health Organization (WHO) declared that the COVID-19 outbreak was a pandemic. What seemed to be overnight, our clinical, academic and personal lives turned upside down grappling with this new reality. COVID-19 has and will continue to impact communities and cities across Canada. Ophthalmologists – not unlike […]
Wellness during the pandemic
Apr 17th, 2020
Wellness during the pandemic If there was ever a time for physicians to take one’s physical and mental health seriously, it is now. This situation may last for weeks and quite likely months. The WHO warns us to prepare for “a marathon, not a sprint”. We will be facing difficult decisions that can create distress. […]
Physician Wellness: Offer of Support to All Canadian physicians during the COVID-19 Crisis
Apr 16th, 2020
Dr. Mamta Gautam, is an Ottawa-based psychiatrist, known as the Doctors’ Doctor, with expertise in physician health and physician leadership. She is hosting a free daily Zoom call to offer mutual peer support to colleagues as we deal with COVID19. -Zoom call, at 4 pm EST for 1 hour, 7 days/week -Please feel free to […]
Lacrimal irrigation /Surgery/Manipulation During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Apr 7th, 2020
April 7, 2020 The Canadian Society of Oculoplastic Surgery and the Canadian Association of Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus have evaluated the management of lacrimal disorders and the risks to ophthalmologists during this COVID crisis. The attached statement has been endorsed by the COS Board of Directors. These comments and recommendations are based on the “conditions […]