IUSO COVID-19 Protocols

Students must follow the safety precautions outlined below to help keep the IU School of Optometry’s faculty, staff, and students healthy and safe.

Building/Room Access Protocols

The Optometry Building (800 E. Atwater Ave.)

• Access permitted for scheduled lecture, lab, or practice time; study areas are available in designated seats indicated by red stickers.
• Access only between 7:15 a.m. and 9 p.m. to allow for custodial staff to work unimpeded.
• Aim to arrive at the building no more than 10 minutes prior to start of scheduled lecture, lab, or practice time. There should be no congregating in the corridors.
• Leave the building immediately upon completion of this scheduled activity, with no congregating in the corridors.
• Early arrivals for a lecture must wait in their assigned seat in the lecture hall. For labs, when the lecture hall has no class, students can wait in rooms 105 or 111 with one person per designated aisle.
• Enter building via east or west door and clean hands upon entry.
• Exit building via north or south door and clean hands prior to exit.
• Hand sanitizer stations are at entry and exit points (east and west entries, north and south exits); always perform handwashing upon entry/exit.
• Masks are required at all times while in the building.
• If you need to wait as a result of a bus schedule or to attend an online class before your lab (with insufficient travel time between the two), you may use room 104, the communal spaces in the student academic center on the second floor, the tables in the basement, or the lobby on the third floor in that priority order. Only the chairs indicated with a red circular sticker may be occupied. These chairs must not be moved. Spaces are limited, so please respect the needs of our community. If the weather is good, you may clearly wait outside the building. If this system is not working well, please inform your course instructor.

Stairwells

• The central stairwell should only be used to move down to a different floor. East and west stairwells should only be used to move up to a different floor

Elevator

• Elevator will allow bi-directional movement (up/down), with a maximum of three people allowed at a time.

OPT 101

• Access is only available between 9 a.m. and 9 p.m. to allow custodial staff to work unimpeded.
• Practice times should be scheduled to maximize physical distancing.

OPT 102

• Access is only available between 9 a.m. and 9 p.m. to allow custodial staff to work unimpeded.
• Practice times should be scheduled to maximize physical distancing.

OPT 106

• Access is only available between 9 a.m. and 9 p.m. to allow custodial staff to work unimpeded.
• Practice times should be scheduled to maximize physical distancing.

OPT 108

• Access is only available between 9 a.m. and 9 p.m. to allow custodial staff to work unimpeded.
• Practice times should be scheduled to maximize physical distancing.

OPT 110

• Access is only available between 9 a.m. and 9 p.m. to allow custodial staff to work unimpeded.
• Available for injection arm practice and V653 labs.
• Only one individual in room at a time.

OPT 104

• When necessary, places indicated by a red sticker can be used.

Second Floor

• The student study area and lunchroom are open.
• To best maintain social distancing, it is recommended that you study and eat at home when possible.
• If you must use these areas, sit only in in locations marked with a red sticker.
• Since masks are removed when eating or drinking, do not congregate and observe social distancing.

Basement

• When necessary, places indicated by a red sticker can be used.

Third Floor

• When necessary, places in the lobby indicated by a red sticker can be used.

Fourth Floor

• No access permitted.

Fifth Floor

• Access permitted for appointments with faculty.

Front Desk

• The front desk is in the east stairwell to help with check in and coordination.

Other Protocols

Masks

• Students must always wear masks and adhere to physical distancing guidelines while in IUSO buildings.
• For clinical labs, IUSO will provide students with several masks and an equal number of paper bags. After use, each surgical mask is to be placed in a specific labelled paper bag, and is not to be used again for at least 72 hours.

Sick?

• Any student who is ill (fever, nausea, vomiting, etc.) or suspects they may be ill will immediately quarantine themselves.
• Student will immediately contact COVID Health Services by going to one.iu.edu and searching for “COVID”.
• Student will immediately report to Kim Kohne (kkohne@iu.edu) in IUSO Student Administration via email.
• Student will immediately report to all course instructors via Canvas Inbox.

Recent Close Contact with a COVID-Positive Individual, or a Positive Test from Outside of IU?

• Any student who has been in close contact (six feet or less for 15 or more minutes without masks) with a COVID-positive individual diagnosed in the past two weeks will immediately quarantine themselves.
• Student will immediately complete the COVID-19 Self Reporting Form by going to one.iu.edu and searching for “COVID”.
• Student will immediately report to Kim Kohne (kkohne@iu.edu) in IUSO Student Administration via email.

Temperature

• Non-contact temperatures may be taken prior to lab entry.
• Students implicitly consent to have this information gathered and recorded.

Cleaning Protocols

• Regular hand cleaning is required, especially upon entering or exiting the building, your lab room, or when changing lab partners.
• Students are responsible for disinfecting doorknobs, sneeze guards, platforms, slit lamp, stand, other equipment, and countertops with currently accepted cleaning protocols for the course at the start and conclusion of each lab or lab practice session.

COVID-19 Testing at IU

• IU will test all students arriving on the Bloomington campus for the spring semester. Students who do not provide their arrival testing results will not be allowed on campus or in IUSO buildings.
• IU will randomly test throughout the semester. All IUSO who are selected to test must provide a sample.

Clothing

• Clothing must be washed prior to lab/practice. No clothing may be worn more than once after washing.

Goldmann Tonometry Probe

• Each student provides their own Goldmann tonometry probe.
• Probe owner cleans their probe prior to use on their eye(s).
• Probe owner only allows their probe to be placed on their eye(s) during lab/practice.

Gonioscopy Lenses

• Each student provides their own gonioscopy lenses.
• Goniolens owner cleans their goniolens prior to use on their eye(s).
• Goniolens owner only allows their goniolens to be placed on their eye(s) during lab/practice.

Breath Shields

• Breath shields have been installed on each slit lamp in OPT 101 and OPT 106.
• Optional breath shields are available for Keeler BIOs for free; Heine owners pay ~$18.