Exposure of Ophthalmologists to Patients' Exhaled Droplets in Clinical Practice: A Numerical Simulation of SARS-CoV-2 Exposure Risk

• Main Authors: Yanchao Fan (Author), Li Liu (Author), Hui Zhang (Author), Yingping Deng (Author), Yi Wang (Author), Mengjie Duan (Author), Huan Wang (Author), Lixiang Wang (Author), Leifeng Han (Author), Yalin Liu (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2021-09-01T00:00:00Z.
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Background: Lack of quantification of direct and indirect exposure of ophthalmologists during ophthalmic diagnostic process makes it hard to estimate the infectious risk of aerosol pathogen faced by ophthalmologists at working environment.Methods: Accurate numerical models of thermal manikins and co...