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.

In Memoriam: Deaths From COVID-19

We honor ophthalmology colleagues worldwide who have died from the pandemic.

COVID-19 Outbreak Statistics

Global

5,491,678 cases [updated May 27, 2020; source: WHO]

• Total deaths: 349,190
• Countries reporting cases: 217

United States

1,678,843 confirmed and presumptive positive cases [updated May 27, 2020; source: CDC]

• Total deaths: 99,031
• Jurisdictions reporting cases: 55 (50 states, District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands and the U.S. 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 the United States, Europe and Iran.

Currently, all U.S. states are reporting some community spread of COVID-19. States with the highest number of cases are New York (364,965), New Jersey (156,628), Massachusetts (93,639), Illinois (114,325) and California (101,032) [updated May 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.