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The aim of the study is to evaluate the overall effectiveness of\n\t\t\t\t\tprotective measures on the risk of SARS-CoV-2 infection among employees in a large public eye hospital.<\/jats:p><jats:p>\n          Material and Methods After lifting the lockdown in April 2020, standard precaution measures were taken, such as no handshaking and the use of operating face masks and a protective\n\t\t\t\t\tplastic shield on slit lamps and diagnostic devices. Only patients with no signs of SARS-CoV-2 disease were seen during the study period. Specific anti-SARS-CoV-2 IgG antibody titers were\n\t\t\t\t\tmeasured in eye clinic employees at the end of April 2020 (1st test phase) and in January 2021 (2nd test phase). The prevalence of SARS-CoV-2 IgG antibody titers among employees with daily\n\t\t\t\t\tpatient contact was compared to staff members with no patient contact.<\/jats:p><jats:p>\n          Results The SARS-CoV-2 prevalence in employees with daily patient contact, with 0% in the 1st phase and 7.4% in the 2nd phase, was not significantly higher than the prevalence in the\n\t\t\t\t\tcontrol group with no patient contact (0.9% in the 1st phase, p\u2009=\u20090.4; and 8.6% in the 2nd phase, p\u2009=\u20090.8). Furthermore, physicians were not at a significantly higher risk of SARS-CoV-2\n\t\t\t\t\tinfection compared to technicians, nurses, or office staff.<\/jats:p><jats:p>\n          Conclusions This study shows that the abovementioned precaution measurements are effective in preventing transmission of SARS-CoV-2 infection in eye hospitals and enable us to resume\n\t\t\t\t\tpracticing ophthalmology in a safe manner.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.1055\/a-1785-5226","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2022,4,26]],"date-time":"2022-04-26T22:36:36Z","timestamp":1651012596000},"page":"605-609","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Effect of Protective Measures on the Risk of SARS-CoV-2 Infection among Eye Clinic Staff Members"],"prefix":"10.1055","volume":"239","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-5227-3172","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Frantisek","family":"Sanak","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Ophthalmology, Lucerne Cantonal 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