Telemedicine provides path forward for ophthalmology during COVID-19 pandemic

The global COVID-19 pandemic has affected the practice of medicine across all specialties, but with recently expanded CMS telehealth guidelines, ophthalmologists now have an opportunity to begin using telemedicine much more often to the benefit of both patients and providers.
“Necessity is the mother of invention. Telemedicine has been around for a while, but it took a pandemic to bring it to light. It is a very useful tool, even more so now as a way to keep our patients out of the emergency room unnecessarily or risking potential exposure (Read more...)

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