Telemedicine eye care evaluations in early phase of pandemic well received

Synchronous audiovisual telemedicine of eye care services was well received by patients and physicians during the first phase of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a speaker at the virtual Wills Eye Conference.
“We found that patients really liked this,” Joseph Anaya, MD, MBA, said.
Anaya and colleagues conducted a retrospective chart review of 695 patients seen using the telemedicine platform at Wills Eye Hospital from March 15, 2020, to June 15, 2020. The patients were followed for 90 days after the virtual appointment until they had an in-person exam. Each patient’s

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