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cord-355365-goi0uw32	Minocha, Amal	Survey of ophthalmology practitioners in A&E on current COVID-19 guidance at three Major UK Eye Hospitals	2020-04-07		.txt	text/plain	665	36	47	authors: Minocha, Amal; Sim, Sing Yue; Than, Jonathan; Vakros, Georgios We conducted a self-administered anonymous survey (Google Forms) disseminated by email of ophthalmology doctors, nurses, optometrists and healthcare assistants employed at Moorfields Eye Hospital, Western Eye Hospital and Manchester Royal Eye Hospital from 10 March 2020 to 12 March 2020 to assess perception of COVID-19 exposure risk, understanding and confidence in current Public Health England (PHE) guidelines for identifying possible COVID-19 cases, knowledge of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) recommendations and training in its usage when managing such cases. One respondent raised concerns about the lack of guidance for managing patients presenting to standalone eye units with suspected COVID-19 requiring emergency ophthalmic surgery. Our survey demonstrates a lack of confidence in and understanding of COVID-19 PHE guidance amongst ophthalmic practitioners, together with significant anxiety regarding exposure risk in the ophthalmic setting. Survey of ophthalmology practitioners in A&E on current COVID-19 guidance at three Major UK Eye	./cache/cord-355365-goi0uw32.txt	./txt/cord-355365-goi0uw32.txt