The impact of the COVID-19 shutdown on US pediatric ophthalmologists.

Robbins, Shira L; Packwood, Eric A; Siegel, Lance M

Robbins, Shira L; Packwood, Eric A; Siegel, Lance M.

Robbins SL; Ratner Children's Eye Center of the Viterbi Family Department of Ophthalmology, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, California. Electronic address: srobbins@ucsd.edu.
Packwood EA; Pediatric Eye Specialists, Fort Worth, Texas.
Siegel LM; Department of Ophthalmology, Children's Hospital of Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California; Children's Eye Institute, Upland, California.

J AAPOS ; 24(4): 189-194, 2020 08.

Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-845835

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In recent months, the COVID-19 pandemic has threatened the financial viability of pediatric ophthalmology practices. To measure the economic impact, the American Association of Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus (AAPOS) Socio-economic Committee surveyed current US members at the peak of the COVID shutdown, in April 2020. With a robust response rate, the survey portrays that some pediatric ophthalmology practices are ominously strained, if not irreparably harmed.

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COVID-19/epidemiology; Ophthalmologists/statistics & numerical data; Ophthalmology; Pandemics; SARS-CoV-2; Social Isolation; Societies, Medical; Child; Humans; United States

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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Ophthalmology / Social Isolation / Societies, Medical / Pandemics / Ophthalmologists / SARS-CoV-2 / COVID-19 Type of study: Experimental Studies / Observational study Limits: Child / Humans Country/Region as subject: North America Language: English Journal: J AAPOS Journal subject: Ophthalmology / Pediatrics Year: 2020 Document Type: Article

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