Clinical utility of pre-transplant ophthalmic consultation for lung transplant recipients: implications in the COVID-19 pandemic era

Tavish Nanda¹, Mark P Breazzano^{2

3}, Srilaxmi Bearelly²

Affiliations

¹ Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York-Presbyterian Hospital, Edward S. Harkness Eye Institute, 635 W 165th St, New York, NY, 10032, USA. tn2290@cumc.columbia.edu.
² Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York-Presbyterian Hospital, Edward S. Harkness Eye Institute, 635 W 165th St, New York, NY, 10032, USA.
³ Department of Ophthalmology, New York University Langone Health, New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY, USA.

Comment

Tavish Nanda et al. Graefes Arch Clin Exp Ophthalmol. 2021 Jun.

. 2021 Jun;259(6):1669-1671.

doi: 10.1007/s00417-020-04799-1. Epub 2020 Jun 22.

Tavish Nanda¹, Mark P Breazzano^{2

3}, Srilaxmi Bearelly²

¹ Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York-Presbyterian Hospital, Edward S. Harkness Eye Institute, 635 W 165th St, New York, NY, 10032, USA. tn2290@cumc.columbia.edu.
² Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York-Presbyterian Hospital, Edward S. Harkness Eye Institute, 635 W 165th St, New York, NY, 10032, USA.
³ Department of Ophthalmology, New York University Langone Health, New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY, USA.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors declare that they have no conflicts of interest.

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