Vitrectomy as an Aerosol-Generating Procedure in the Time of COVID-19

• DOI: 10.1016/j.oret.2020.07.023
• Publication Date: 2020-07-30T06:52:14Z
• Authors: Mali Okada; David Cordeiro Sousa; David C.A. Fabinyi; Xavier Hadoux; Thomas L. Edwards; Karl D. Brown; Daniel Chiu; Rosie C.H. Dawkins; Penelope J. Allen; Jonathan Yeoh; Peter van Wijngaa...
• Keywords: Aerosolization; 2019-20 coronavirus outbreak; Port (circuit theory)

Abstract Aerosolization during vitrectomy surgery was assessed by measuring fluorescein droplet spread in the surgical field and airborne particle counts. This study demonstrates that valved-port vitrectomy surgery under regional anesthesia is not likely to be an aerosol generating procedure.