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Clinical Coronavirus Resources
Essential Guidance for Ophthalmologists

Personal protective equipment (PPE), protocols and guidelines when seeing and triaging patients, environmental cleaning and disinfection.

Special Considerations for Ophthalmic Surgery

How COVID-19 impacts surgical decision-making, aerosol generating procedures, indications for preoperative testing and PPE.

Background Primer on COVID-19

What you need to know about SARS-CoV-2: Transmission, treatments and vaccines, ocular associations.

Special Coverage

EyeNet's extra content on COVID-19

Ophthalmology's COVID-19 article collection
News and Literature

May 17, 2021 Two cases of corneal transplant rejection after COVID-19 vaccination This study describes 2 cases of corneal allograft rejection after receiving the COVID-19 vaccine (BNT162b2; Pfizer-BioNTech). Prior to receiving the vaccine, each patient underwent Descemet's membrane endothelial keratoplasty (DMEK) for Fuchs endothelial corneal dystrophy (F… Editors' Choice

Could SARS-CoV-2 infection trigger giant cell arteritis? Editors' Choice

Study hints that the ocular surface epithelium is vulnerable to SARS-CoV-2 Editors' Choice

Long-term symptoms in COVID-19 patients Editors' Choice
Videos, Webinars and Podcasts
Highlights from the 2020 Shaffer Lecture

from AAO 2020 Virtual

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Neuro-Ophthalmic Complications of COVID-19

from NANOS 2021

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Facial Swelling After COVID-19 Vaccine

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Highlights from the 2020 Schepens Lecture

from AAO 2020 Virtual

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Neuro-Ophthalmic Emergencies: Diagnoses and COVID-19

from AAO 2020 Virtual

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Episode 275: Ophthalmologists and the COVID-19 Vaccine with Dr. Bobeck Modjtahedi

from Straight From the Cutter's Mouth

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Episode 273: Recap of 2020 with Drs. Sarah Read, M. Ali Khan and Ajay Kuriyan

from Straight From the Cutter's Mouth

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Episode 272: Journal Club on COVID-19 Retinal Detachment Presentation, Racial and Socioeconomic Disparities in Visual Impairment and More

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From EyeNet Magazine

Retinal Abnormalities and COVID

Retinal microvascular signs in COVID patients.

COVID Vaccines: The Second Wave

Written By: Rebecca Taylor, Contributing Writer, interviewing James Chodosh, MD, MPH; Gary N. Holland, MD; Anna Wald, MD, MPH; and Steven Yeh, MD

The second wave of COVID vaccines. An update on Johnson & Johnson and AstraZeneca news.

Improve Scheduling in Your Ophthalmology Clinic—Lessons Learned During the Pandemic

Written By: Chris McDonagh, based on practice pearls from Aneesh Suneja, MBA, Mark J. Lucarelli, MD, and Stephanie Collins Mangham, MBA, OCSR

Nobody wants a busy waiting room during a pandemic. Use these tips to avoid a backup of patients.

Reflections During a Crisis: Part 2

Ruth D. Williams, MD, Chief Medical Editor, on the hidden gifts of the pandemic.

Thankful in 2020

David W. Parke II, MD, Academy CEO, on remarkable sources of support and guidance during a challenging year.

Clinical Coronavirus Resources

Essential Guidance for Ophthalmologists

Special Considerations for Ophthalmic Surgery

Background Primer on COVID-19

Special Coverage

News and Literature

Videos, Webinars and Podcasts

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