Simple additions to standard personal protective equipment can further enhance safety during ophthalmology examinations and cataract surgery.
“I was an early adopter of PPE and other safety measures against COVID-19 but soon felt the need for a further degree of protection, particularly during phaco, which is an aerosol-generating procedure,” Lucio Buratto, MD, said in an interview with Ocular Surgery News.
On Jan. 31, 2020, the WHO director-general declared the COVID-19 outbreak to be a public health emergency of international concern. Three weeks later, when Buratto was flying