Department of Ophthalmology, Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL.
Asia Pac J Ophthalmol (Phila). 2021 Mar 23;10(2):142-145. doi: 10.1097/APO.0000000000000353.
Ophthalmologists and patients have an inherent increased risk for transmission of SARS-CoV-2. The human ocular surface expresses receptors and enzymes facilitating transmission of SARS-CoV-2. Personal protective equipment alone provides incomplete protection. Adjunctive topical ocular, nasal, and oral antisepsis with povidone iodine bolsters personal protective equipment in prevention of provider-patient transmission of SARS-CoV-2 in ophthalmology.
眼科医生和患者都存在固有较高的 SARS-CoV-2 传播风险。人类的眼表面表达有助于 SARS-CoV-2 传播的受体和酶。仅使用个人防护设备不能提供完全的保护。在眼科中,附加的局部眼部、鼻腔和口腔消毒(聚维酮碘)可以增强个人防护设备,以预防 SARS-CoV-2 在医患之间的传播。