Ophthalmic societies develop guidelines to reopen ASCs

The American Academy of Ophthalmology, the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery and the Outpatient Ophthalmic Surgery Society developed and released a checklist to resume ASC operations for patients who deferred ophthalmic care due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Ophthalmic ASC Checklist for Reopening provides guidelines on how to approach and manage key decisions, according to an AAO press release.
All ASCs should first follow requirements set by their individual state, county and city before resuming operations. Separate administrative, clinical/infection prevention, life safety,

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