Early Impact of COVID-19 Outbreak on the Availability of Cornea Donors: Warnings and Recommendations

Early Impact of COVID-19 Outbreak on the Availability of Cornea Donors: Warnings and Recommendations

Mario Toro,1,2 Tomasz Choragiewicz,1 Chiara Posarelli,3 Michele Figus,3 Robert Rejdak1 On Behalf of European COVID-19 Cataract Group (#EUROCOVCAT)1Department of General Ophthalmology, Medical University of Lublin, Lublin, Poland; 2Faculty of Medical Sciences, Collegium Medicum Cardinal Stefan Wyszyń...

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Main Authors:	Toro M, Choragiewicz T, Posarelli C, Figus M, Rejdak R
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Dove Medical Press 2020-09-01
Series:	Clinical Ophthalmology
Subjects:	covid-19 pandemic keratoplasty transplant ophthalmology rt-pcr blood test chest ct scan.
Online Access:	https://www.dovepress.com/early-impact-of-covid-19-outbreak-on-the-availability-of-cornea-donors-peer-reviewed-article-OPTH

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