Post-COVID-19 considerations lead ophthalmology news
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The future of ophthalmology practices and reopening for business in the COVID-19 pandemic era were the most popular topics on Healio/OSN in May. These are the top five items:
Field trip to the ‘new normal’: A look at where ophthalmology will stand after COVID-19 pandemic
Thirteen percent finished. If you believe the experts who study pandemics and their aftermath, that is about all the further along we are in getting through COVID-19 as a country and as a planet. Read more.
VIDEO: Ophthalmologist outlines reopening strategy at private practice
In this video, John D. Dugan Jr., MD, in private practice in Voorhees, New Jersey, and affiliated with Wills Eye Hospital, discusses his practice’s strategy and protocols for reopening safely to patients during the coronavirus pandemic. Watch here.
BLOG: Going beyond the curve: Restarting eye practices following the COVID-19 pandemic
Social distancing, reducing our clinical volume and canceling elective surgeries have led nationally and in Ohio to a significant flattening of our curve. Locally we are currently trending at a model of social distancing between 60% and 80% and have blunted the curve such that our health care organization can now get back to elective patients while not being overwhelmed with COVID-19 inpatients. Read more.
Hovanesian interviews Mazzo on ophthalmology’s future in coronavirus pandemic era
In this video, OSN Cataract Surgery Section Editor John A. Hovanesian, MD, FACS, interviews Jim Mazzo, president of the ophthalmic devices strategic business unit for Zeiss, about what changes will take place in the ophthalmic industry and physician practices with the coronavirus pandemic. Watch here.
Considerations for opening ophthalmic practice doors during the COVID-19 pandemic
As ophthalmology practice owners consider returning to patient care, dealing with new physical concerns, psychological issues and the ramifications of being out of business for months will provide new challenges as clinics begin to once again open their doors to patients, speakers said at the virtual American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery meeting. Read more.
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