Leela V. Raju, MD

In the third part of a three-part video discussion, Leela V. Raju, MD, and Sonya Dhar, MD, discuss the importance of spacing, how to stay safe in the pandemic era and other topics.

In the second part of a three-part video discussion, Leela V. Raju, MD, and Sonya Dhar, MD, discuss safety issues for ophthalmologists reopening clinics and what they anticipate as they return to the clinic.

Leela V. Raju, MD, clinical associate professor at NYU Langone, and Sonya Dhar, MD, clinical instructor of ophthalmology at NYU Langone, discuss being deployed to help care for patients with COVID-19.

While many ophthalmologists may not perform stem cell transplants on a regular basis, being able to recognize early signs of stem cell deficiency may help prevent future corneal issues for patients. Alkali injuries, many years of contact lens wear and multiple surgeries can all cause a patient with an already mildly reduced epithelial stem cell reserve to cross into the area of epithelial irregularity and persistent defects.