As you all know, the COVID-19 pandemic is an unprecedented global health care crisis. As per Ontario Medical Association guidelines, and to serve the patients of our region who require urgent and emergent ophthalmic care, Clarity Eye Institute will remain OPEN during this time, and accepting consults. We are defining urgent and emergent consults as:
· Acute vision loss
· Vision threatening condition
· Vision threatening high IOP
· Immediate post op exam or complication
· Trauma or foreign body
Please fax consults for patients fulfilling the above criteria (AND HAVING NO RESPIRATORY SYMPTOMS) to 416-663-3731. If you are unsure want to run a case by an Ophthalmologist, please reach out to either of us:
Baseer Khan (baseer.khan@mac.com) or Paul Sanghera (gpsanghera@gmail.com)
To ensure the safety of patients, our physicians and staff, patients seen at Clarity Eye will be subjected to a thorough screening process and body temperature measurement upon entry. Once inside, patients will be subjected to social distancing protocols outlined by our governmental, public health and regulatory bodies. Every effort will be made to ensure your patients are seen in a safe and timely manner, while respecting the fact that these are some of the most at risk patients for COVID-19 related complications.
We are instituting these measures for at least two weeks but anticipate that this "new normal" may be in place for longer. We will make every effort to keep you updated on any changes to office hours or clinical operations.
Clarity Eye has always maintained a strong relationship with you, our optometric colleagues - in times like this, it becomes even more important. We are all in this together during this difficult time. And together we can ensure our patients are cared for while prioritizing their general health first and foremost.
Please stay safe, practice social distancing as much as possible and help our country #flattenthecurve. The window is small.
