RCOphth COVID-19 clinical guidance and national information
RCOphth is publishing continually updated guidance and advice for ophthalmology services during the COVID-19 pandemic. On this page are clinical guidance and national advice.
Other useful sources of information:
- RCOphth guidance on restoring ophthalmology services contains guidance on recovery and restoration of services
- COVID-19 e-resources including webinars and podcasts related to COVID-19
- Guidance for trainees can be found in Education & Training
- Updates on RCOphth Congress, events and exams can be found here.
INFORMATION WILL BE SUBJECT TO CHANGE AS GOVERNMENT GUIDANCE UPDATES
Protecting Patients Protecting Staff UPDATED 300320 sets out our core principles of organising ophthalmology services during COVID-19.
Medical undergraduates and direct ophthalmoscopy sets out RCOphths stance on government guidance and the commitments of medical schools to ensure the safety of their students.
HEE’s e-Learning for Healthcare (HEE e-LfH): these Coronavirus resources have been made available, via eIntegrity, for the worldwide health and care workforce to access free of charge. This programme brings together quality-assured content from Health Education England e-Learning for Healthcare, NHS England and NHS Improvement, and the World Health Organization (WHO).
PPE Guidance
- UPDATED RCOphth PPE for ophthalmology 090420
- UPDATED RCOphth PPE Principles for ophthalmic staff protection 090420
- NEW PPE and staff protection requirements for ROP screening and treatment 090420
- NEW PPE in Oculoplastic-procedures 170420
- PHE guidance
- UKISCRS-RCOphth COVID revised Cataract AGP guidance 220520
- UKEGS COVID Surgery Guidance RCOphth 290520
- Use of perimeters for testing visual field during COVID19 300720
RCOphth COVID-19 clinical guidance
- Paediatric Services Rapid Advice on use of apps 090620
- RCOphth Management of Ophthalmology Services during the Covid pandemic 280320
- Medical Retinal Management Plan During COVID-19 051020
- Glaucoma Service Management Plans during COVID-19 270320
- Retinopathy of prematurity management during COVID-19 070420
- Paediatric Ophthalmolgy management plan during COVID-19 090420
- British Oculoplastic Surgery Society COVID-19 Prioritisation
- Immediate Sequetial Bilateral Cataract Surgery Guidance
- Guidance on restarting Medial Retina Services
- Preparing for a second potential wave of the pandemic
Consent recommendations during COVID-19
- Standards of consent for ophthalmology procedures during the Covid pandemic
- Intravitreal Injection Consent Form COVID19
- Cataract Consent Form COVID19
Guidance for immunosuppression and uveitis
- Uveitis study group resources
- Paediatric Ophthalmology/Rheumatology Risk Stratification/COVID-19 guidance
- Rheumatology resources
Working with Optometrists
- NHSE/I COVID-19 Urgent Eyecare Service specification (CUES)
- Patient management principles between HES and the community 030420
- London optometry referral triage guidance 090420
- College of Optometrists
Clinical guidance from trusts
- Moorfields Risk Stratification for Paediatric Ophthalmology 290320
- Moorfields Ophthalmic Risk Stratification & Implementation Guideline V2.0
- Eye care in ITU (adapted from Kings College Hospital protocol )
- NEW Eye Care in ITU (adapted from UH Southamptom) 090420
- NNUH VR service guidelines for COVID-19
Telemedicine
- Paediatric Services Rapid Advice on use of apps 090620
- Overview-of-digital-technology-and-telemedicine-for-covid-060520-1
- NNUH VR service guidelines for COVID-19
Other sources of information
Haag Streit template – Perspex breathguards for specific makes of slitlamp
Guidance from UK government, regulatory and education bodies
- Government COVID-19 guidance
- Diabetic eye screening services during Covid – guidance for commissioners
- GMC COVID-19 guidance
- PHE guidance
- NICE
- NHS England guidance for clinicians
- Wales Advice
- Scotland Action Plan
- Northern Ireland Advice
- NHS Employers guidance
- BMA COVID-19 guidance
- BMJ news and resources
- Third phase of NHS response to COVID-19