European Society of Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery (ESOPRS) recommendations for oculoplastic surgeons during the COVID-19 pandemic: a hallenge for the future

Orbit. 2020 Dec;39(6):460-462. doi: 10.1080/01676830.2020.1808022. Epub 2020 Aug 18.

Abstract

In March 2020, at the outset of the current pandemic, ESOPRS issued detailed advice on the appropriate procedures that practicing oculoplastic surgeons should consider to limit the transmission of COVID-19, with this information updated in April 2020. This paper highlights the threat to training opportunities for future generations of oculoplastic surgeons, adjustments in healthcare delivery, modifications of scientific activity, and the possible role of telemedicine in oculoplastics.

Keywords: COVID-19; oculoplastic surgery; oculoplastic training; telemedicine.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • COVID-19
  • Coronavirus Infections / epidemiology*
  • Coronavirus Infections / prevention & control
  • Elective Surgical Procedures / standards*
  • Europe
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Infection Control / organization & administration
  • Male
  • Occupational Health
  • Pandemics / prevention & control
  • Pandemics / statistics & numerical data
  • Patient Safety
  • Plastic Surgery Procedures / education
  • Plastic Surgery Procedures / statistics & numerical data*
  • Pneumonia, Viral / epidemiology*
  • Pneumonia, Viral / prevention & control
  • Practice Guidelines as Topic*
  • Risk Assessment
  • Societies, Medical
  • Surgery, Plastic / statistics & numerical data*