It should come as no surprise that Americans have spent more time online during the coronavirus pandemic. Between stay-at-home orders and a thirst for up-to-date information, more people than ever are turning to the internet to stay connected and informed. Read More
In our last post, we discussed tips to prepare your medical practice to reopen for routine appointments and elective procedures. Everything about health care has changed in light of the COVID-19 crisis—including how you open (or reopen) your doors to patients, and how you maintain strong doctor-patient interactions while wearing masks. Read More
Several U.S. states have begun to lift stay-at-home orders and resume elective medical procedures. When and how practices reopen is a complex decision that depends on many variables from region to region, however.Read More
As we discussed in our last post, there is a lot of misinformation circulating during COVID-19. If you run an eye care practice, your patients may be concerned or confused about what’s safe and what’s not, what services your practice is offering, and how to get what they need, like contact lens refills.Read More
Tara Kirk Sell, Ph.D., M.A., is a senior scholar at the Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security and an assistant professor in the Department of Environmental Health and Engineering at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. Dr. Sell’s research focuses on pandemic preparedness and public health communications and policy responses to public health emergencies, such as the Zika virus and Ebola outbreaks, to discover ways to improve future preparedness and response. We spoke with her to get her thoughts on what we are facing now during the COVID-19 crisis in the U.S.Read More
In our last post, Dr. Paul Karpecki discussed the growing prevalence of myopia among young people. The number of school-aged children affected was already growing at an alarming rate before COVID-19. Myopia also currently affects nearly half of all young adults in the U.S. and Europe. Read More
