Does Guangzhou ophthalmic examination need isolation?
With the outbreak of COVID-19, people are confused about whether isolation is needed when going to hospitals for ophthalmic examinations. In Guangzhou, isolation is not required for ophthalmic examination in most cases, but it depends on the specific hospital and examination items. The following four aspects of Guangzhou ophthalmic examination are described in detail.
Aspect 1: Hospital appointment process
Eye hospitals in Guangzhou usually use online booking services, and patients can make appointments by phone, WeChat or the hospital's official website. During the epidemic, most hospitals will require patients to fill out a health questionnaire before seeing a doctor in order to reduce the number of people gathered. Only after the patient's answer meets the requirements can an eye examination be scheduled.
After the appointment is successful, the hospital will inform in advance of the medical procedures and requirements, including whether it is necessary to go to the hospital for nucleic acid testing, whether it is necessary to measure the body temperature, and whether it is necessary to scan the code when entering the hospital. According to the requirements of the Guangzhou Center for Disease Control and Prevention, only patients with recent travel or contact history need nucleic acid detection and isolation, and generally only need to measure their own body temperature and comply with the hospital's prevention and control measures.
Aspect 2: Hospital prevention and control measures
Eye hospitals in Guangzhou strictly comply with health protection standards and epidemic prevention and control requirements. Disinfection is often carried out inside the hospital to provide patients and medical staff with hand sanitizer, masks and other protective articles. Safety intervals are set in both the waiting area and the visit area to maintain the distance between patients.
The hospital also requires patients to wear masks, measure their body temperature, and scan their health codes on admission. Some hospitals may require patients to check through non-contact ophthalmic examination equipment to reduce personal contact.
Aspect 3: Specific requirements for inspection items
Specific ophthalmic examination items may have different requirements. Some routine ophthalmic examinations, such as vision examination and intraocular pressure measurement, usually do not need additional isolation measures.
However, some examinations requiring close contact, such as fundus examination or corneal examination, may require patients to conduct nucleic acid testing before entering the hospital and take isolation measures. This is mainly because these examinations require doctors to observe the eye conditions closely, and the potential risk of droplet transmission is high.
Aspect 4: Selection of professional eye hospitals
There are many professional eye hospitals for patients to choose from in Guangzhou. For example, Guangzhou Eye Hospital is an eye hospital with high reputation. During the epidemic, the hospital took strict protective measures to ensure the safety of patients.
In addition, there are also some private eye hospitals in Guangzhou that actively cooperate with the prevention and control requirements during the epidemic to provide safe and reliable eye services for patients.
Summary:
To sum up, Guangzhou ophthalmic examination generally does not require isolation, but it is very important to ensure compliance with the hospital's prevention and control requirements and personal protective measures. Patients should pay attention to the hospital's reputation and prevention and control ability when selecting hospitals to ensure their own safety and health.
