Ocular oncology service during the COVID-19 outbreak in Florence (Italy): Practical considerations for the management of patients.

Ocular oncology service during the COVID-19 outbreak in Florence (Italy): Practical considerations for the management of patients. Eur J Ophthalmol. 2020 Nov 25;:1120672120976031 Authors: Mazzini C, Pieretti G, Vicini G, Nicolosi C, Giattini D, Calamita R, Santoro N, Giansanti F Abstract The Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak has imposed the adoption of strategies to limit the risk of contagion for cancer patients without compromising their healthcare. As well as cancers of other sites, the treatment of certain ocular and periocular malignancies is considered non-deferrable and should proceed despite the pandemic. Delays in treatment of these patients may result in negative outcomes. Herein, we provide some practical considerations deriving from our experience at the Ocular Oncology Unit of Careggi University Hospital (Florence, Italy). PMID: 33238727 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: European Journal of Ophthalmology - Category: Opthalmology Authors: Tags: Eur J Ophthalmol Source Type: research