TY - JOUR A1 - Khadia, Anjali A1 - Nachiappan, Sivagami A1 - Kalita, Iva A1 - Singh, Harsh A1 - Vedachalam, Rajesh A1 - Venkatesh, Rengaraj T1 - Safe Slit-lamp Shield: Maintaining a balance between ergonomics and safety Y1 - 2020/12/1 JF - Indian Journal of Ophthalmology JO - Indian J Ophthalmol SP - 2486 EP - 2489 VL - 68 IS - 11 UR - https://journals.lww.com/ijo/pages/default.aspx/article.asp?issn=0301-4738;year=2020;volume=68;issue=11;spage=2486;epage=2489;aulast=Khadia DO - 10.4103/ijo.IJO_2325_20 N2 - Since the emergence of COVID pandemic, health workers have been facing major challenges every day. Ophthalmology practice has encountered countless modifications in the practice pattern not to jeopardize patient care and at the same time maintain all safety measures to reduce transmission. One such modification we made was the Safe Slit-Lamp Shield (SSS) which has been found to be extremely protective in differentiation to other available shield. Although SSS has a larger surface area when compared to already available shields, it won't compromise the comfort of the clinician at the same time gives satisfactory protection. ER -