Current situation and suggestions for ophthalmic medical work in a non-COVID-19 treatment hospital in later stages of epidemic

Abstract

The epidemic of COVID-19 has exhibited the decline trend with the enhanced containment and mitigation strategies,The public's normal demand for medical treatment has increased sharply.The current focus is to ensure the daily medical services needed by non-COVID-19 patients while preventing and controlling the epidemic of COVID-19.Although ophthalmologists do not work on the front lines of the outbreak, due to their area of expertise, a variety of situations, such as infection consultations or ophthalmic emergency treatments, can lead to the exposure of ophthalmologists to high-risk environments. This paper mainly analyzes and studies the problems existing in work and life of ophthalmic medical staff in a Fixed-point Treatment hospital for non-COVID-19 patients in later stages of the epidemic,and make recommendations and responses,this assists in obtaining guarantee in both safety and quality of medical services provided, reduces cross-infection in clinical practice and reduces the infection risk of ophthalmic medical staff,but also helps in lessening the mental and spiritual stress for medical staffs. Key words: Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19); Epidemic; Prevention and control of epidemic; Ophthalmology