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cord-298516-0eda4mzs	Fadlallah, Ali	LASIK procedures during COVID-19	2020-08-05		.txt	text/plain	586	44	56	This prospective study was performed in May 2020 following Dubai Health Care City Authority HSE protocol. 3 The preoperative phase started by taking the temperature of the patients, looking for symptoms such as cough or dyspnea, before they entered the center and by doing an intensive medical interview concerning any suspicious exposures or travels. Perioperatively, the procedure was performed in a sterilized environment; staff wore an N95 mask, sterile gloves, and a disposable gown, and patients wore a surgical mask. As for the staff of 7, no one tested COVID polymerase chain reaction positive before or after this study, and no one developed any of the aforementioned symptoms. In conclusions, after following an HSE plan adapted to the American Academy of Ophthalmology, the American College of Surgeons, and U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommendations and guidelines, it might be safe to do short outpatient elective procedures requiring topical anesthesia if all personal protective equipment are available.	./cache/cord-298516-0eda4mzs.txt	./txt/cord-298516-0eda4mzs.txt