(NewsUSA) – It’s a common question: can I wear my contact lenses during the COVID-19 pandemic? New research led by the Centre for Ocular Research & Education (CORE) is helping the billions of people who rely on contact lenses or glasses take care of their eyes, dispelling coronavirus myths.Dr. Lyndon Jones, CORE’s director and the world’s most-published expert in contact lens research, offers these valuable tips for healthy vision.1. You Can Keep Wearing Contact Lenses.There is currently no scientific evidence that contact lens wearers have an increased risk of contracting COVID-19 compared with glasses wearers. As always, you should consult your own eye doctor with any specific questions.2. Good Hygiene Habits are Critical.Thorough handwashing and drying are essential. Properly wear and care for your contact lenses, making sure you practice good contact-lens-case hygiene. Also, regularly clean your glasses with soap and water. These habits can help you stay healthy and out of your doctor’s office or the hospital.3. Regular Eyeglasses Do Not Provide Protection.There is no scientific evidence to support rumors that everyday glasses offer protection against COVID-19.4. Keep Unwashed Hands Away from Your Face.Whether you wear contact lenses, glasses or require no vision correction at all, you should avoid touching your nose, mouth and eyes with unwashed hands. This is consistent with World Health Organization and U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommendations.5. If You Are Sick, Temporarily Stop Wearing Contact Lenses.If you are ill, temporarily stop wearing your contacts and use your glasses instead. Once you return to full health and have spoken with your eye doctor, you can start again. Make sure to use new contact lenses and a new lens case.The five facts are now available with other eye- health recommendations at COVIDEyeFacts.org. They are central to a new peer-reviewed paper authored by Dr. Jones and four other prominent eye scientists, published in the research journal Contact Lens & Anterior Eye.”Our findings indicate that contact lenses remain a perfectly acceptable form of vision correction during the coronavirus pandemic. People need to remember to practice good hand hygiene and follow appropriate wear-and-care directions, as instructed by their eye doctor,” says Dr. Jones. “There has been considerable misinformation circulating about wearing contact lenses and glasses during the COVID-19 pandemic. Our goal is to make sure that science-backed truths are understood and shared, replacing fear with fact.” The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has issued guidance on contact lens wear during the COVID-19 pandemic, supporting key findings from the CORE-led research. The CDC also points out that personal eyeglasses and contact lenses do not qualify as personal protective equipment.The Centre for Ocular Research & Education was established in 1988 at the University of Waterloo’s School of Optometry & Vision Science in Ontario, Canada. Since then, CORE has been at the heart of many prominent advances in eye health, including medical devices, ocular pharmaceuticals, and digital technologies.
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Five Facts: Contact Lenses, Glasses & COVID-19
While people across the globe are eagerly waiting for the results of the trial involving the Remdesivir drug to treat the patients infected by the novel Coronavirus,https://www.kashishworld.com/blog/covid-19-pandemic-understanding-the-need-to-have-a-balanced-patent-approach/
As scientists around the world race toward finding an effective vaccine and/or cure for COVID-19, health officials throughout the world have started encouraging an alternative type of medicine to help those who get sick with respiratory infections— traditional herbal remedies.
An early patient, David Pooley shares his story and how he got cured with the aid of an unusual medicine which he intends to commercialize.
After visiting Hong Kong, Shenzhen, I arrived in Vietnam on the 23rd of January 2020.
Here I developed a sore throat coupled with very bad diarrhea.
It was deep in the lungs, the kind of coughing fits that were difficult to stop and always left me breathless.
I was committed to going fishing and we sailed on the 10th of January.
The COVID-19 pandemic is threatening lives and livelihoods across the world.
In just three months, more than a million people in 180 countries have fallen sick from the viral illness, while at least 50,000 have died in a public health emergency the United Nations is calling the world's "most challenging crisis" since World War II.
LIVE ONLINE TRAINING COURSE 1 CEU HRCI | 1 PDC SHRM APPROVEDCOVID-19 vaccines are giving many employers hope that their workplaces can slowly return to normal.
To help speed that return, employers are considering requiring or encouraging workers to get vaccinated.
That’s allowed within certain limits, but there are employee relations hurdles and legal challenges in mandating or incentivizing vaccines that employers need to be aware of.Before employers jump to requiring employees to get vaccinated, they should understand all the possible effects of that decision – both operational and cultural.
As an example, if an employer makes COVID-19 vaccinations mandatory and excludes people from the workplace who haven’t gotten immunized, there may not be enough employees to keep the business running.
There are moral issues that might materialize.
It’s possible that despite the toll that the pandemic has taken on all of us, some employees may be reluctant, or even hostile, to a requirement that they get vaccinated.
Care 4 Parents Helping seniors battle with COVID-19 in the comfort of your home.We provide remote specialised care packages for patients POST COVID at home.In many cases the systoms still persist, there it's vital for the elderly to be underthe supervision of specialised medical experts.
They work long hours, keep changing their job duties and profiles, deal with all types of customers, and worry about their health even more.From working in stores and showrooms, most employees are now working from home.
This kind of unprecedented situation has also had companies trying to figure out how to improve their operations.
This has meant that employees have had to switch from traditional training methods to online training without missing a beat in day-to-day operations.Below, you will learn about the kind of impact COVID-19 has had on training for frontline employees.Mobile Training is now everyone’s best friendEarlier, training sessions were held in a traditional, classroom setting or they happened at meetings.
However, this kind of training is a rare occurrence with the focus leaning more towards mobile learning.Health and Safety has taken precedenceWhen employees first joined a company, health and safety training formed a part of the traditional orientation sessions.
Basic health and safety protocols now include things like learning how to put on a PPE kit, how to practice physical distancing along with washing hands or using hand sanitizer, among others.
This session covered a range of topics that would help them navigate a routine while on the job.
The COVID-19 pandemic is threatening lives and livelihoods across the world.
In just three months, more than a million people in 180 countries have fallen sick from the viral illness, while at least 50,000 have died in a public health emergency the United Nations is calling the world's "most challenging crisis" since World War II.
LIVE ONLINE TRAINING COURSE 1 CEU HRCI | 1 PDC SHRM APPROVEDCOVID-19 vaccines are giving many employers hope that their workplaces can slowly return to normal.
To help speed that return, employers are considering requiring or encouraging workers to get vaccinated.
That’s allowed within certain limits, but there are employee relations hurdles and legal challenges in mandating or incentivizing vaccines that employers need to be aware of.Before employers jump to requiring employees to get vaccinated, they should understand all the possible effects of that decision – both operational and cultural.
As an example, if an employer makes COVID-19 vaccinations mandatory and excludes people from the workplace who haven’t gotten immunized, there may not be enough employees to keep the business running.
There are moral issues that might materialize.
It’s possible that despite the toll that the pandemic has taken on all of us, some employees may be reluctant, or even hostile, to a requirement that they get vaccinated.
While people across the globe are eagerly waiting for the results of the trial involving the Remdesivir drug to treat the patients infected by the novel Coronavirus,https://www.kashishworld.com/blog/covid-19-pandemic-understanding-the-need-to-have-a-balanced-patent-approach/
Care 4 Parents Helping seniors battle with COVID-19 in the comfort of your home.We provide remote specialised care packages for patients POST COVID at home.In many cases the systoms still persist, there it's vital for the elderly to be underthe supervision of specialised medical experts.
They work long hours, keep changing their job duties and profiles, deal with all types of customers, and worry about their health even more.From working in stores and showrooms, most employees are now working from home.
This kind of unprecedented situation has also had companies trying to figure out how to improve their operations.
This has meant that employees have had to switch from traditional training methods to online training without missing a beat in day-to-day operations.Below, you will learn about the kind of impact COVID-19 has had on training for frontline employees.Mobile Training is now everyone’s best friendEarlier, training sessions were held in a traditional, classroom setting or they happened at meetings.
However, this kind of training is a rare occurrence with the focus leaning more towards mobile learning.Health and Safety has taken precedenceWhen employees first joined a company, health and safety training formed a part of the traditional orientation sessions.
Basic health and safety protocols now include things like learning how to put on a PPE kit, how to practice physical distancing along with washing hands or using hand sanitizer, among others.
This session covered a range of topics that would help them navigate a routine while on the job.
As scientists around the world race toward finding an effective vaccine and/or cure for COVID-19, health officials throughout the world have started encouraging an alternative type of medicine to help those who get sick with respiratory infections— traditional herbal remedies.
An early patient, David Pooley shares his story and how he got cured with the aid of an unusual medicine which he intends to commercialize.
After visiting Hong Kong, Shenzhen, I arrived in Vietnam on the 23rd of January 2020.
Here I developed a sore throat coupled with very bad diarrhea.
It was deep in the lungs, the kind of coughing fits that were difficult to stop and always left me breathless.
I was committed to going fishing and we sailed on the 10th of January.