Ophthalmologists should direct patients to guide available here. The guide:
- Recommends patients avoid touching their eyes during the pandemic and consider switching from contacts to glasses
- Advised that up to 2 percent of COVID-19 patients reported pink eye as a symptom of the disease
- Advised patients to continue taking hydroxychloroquine to treat autoimmune conditions
- Recommended patients call their ophthalmologists if they have an upcoming appointment
- Recommended patients ensure they have refills of critical medicine
- Promoted home remedies as treatments for select non-urgent eye conditions
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