Coronavirus and Eye Care

For Ophthalmologists

Daily updates: The link between COVID-19 and ophthalmology; how to keep yourself and your patients safe; key resources.

For Practice Management

What you need to know to safely run your practice.

For Eye Health Patients

What you need to know if you have an eye disease or condition or need an eye exam.

COVID-19 Outbreak Statistics

Global

509,964 cases [updated March 27, 2020; source: WHO]

• Total deaths: 23,335
• Countries reporting cases: 202

United States

85,356 confirmed and presumptive positive cases [updated March 27, 2020; source: CDC]

• Total deaths: 1,246
• Jurisdictions reporting cases: 54 (49 states, District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam, and US Virgin Islands)

On March 11, the COVID-19 outbreak was officially declared a pandemic by the World Health Organization. Areas with documented ongoing widespread or sustained community transmission include China, Iran, South Korea, the United States, and most of Europe. The 2 countries with the earliest cases, China and South Korea, have shown consecutive multi-day declines in new cases. However, deaths continue to accrue in Italy, which now reports the most deaths.

Currently, 27 U.S. states are reporting some community spread of COVID-19. States with the highest number of cases are New York (44,635), New Jersey (6,876), California (4,096) and Washington (3,027) [updated March 27, 2020, case numbers based on the Johns Hopkins University COVID-19 interactive map]. On March 13, the President of the United States declared the COVID-19 outbreak a national emergency.