Abstract
Performing ophthalmic surgery safely during the coronavirus 2019 pandemic is important to ophthalmologists, anesthesiologists, nurses, patients, and health policy analysts. Although ophthalmic procedures themselves are not a major source of transmission,1 the upper respiratory tract may harbor high concentrations of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2.2 Because concern exists that routine ophthalmic procedures may potentiate the spread of respiratory droplets onto operating room personnel, some centers mandate masks for all operative patients.
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