Training in the year of the eye: the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on ophthalmic education

Affiliations

¹ Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
² The Retina Service of Wills Eye Hospital, Mid Atlantic Retina, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
³ Ophthalmology, Massachusetts Eye and Ear, Howe Laboratory, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
⁴ Discipline of Clinical Ophthalmology and Eye Health, Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia.
⁵ Department of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine, Health and Human Sciences, Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia.
⁶ Retina, Illinois Eye and Ear Infirmary, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
⁷ Vitreo-Retinal Department, Singapore National Eye Center, Singapore, Singapore Daniel.ting.s.w@singhealth.com.sg.

Editorial

Shaunak K Bakshi et al. Br J Ophthalmol. 2020 Sep.

. 2020 Sep;104(9):1181-1183.

doi: 10.1136/bjophthalmol-2020-316991. Epub 2020 Jun 25.

¹ Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
² The Retina Service of Wills Eye Hospital, Mid Atlantic Retina, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
³ Ophthalmology, Massachusetts Eye and Ear, Howe Laboratory, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
⁴ Discipline of Clinical Ophthalmology and Eye Health, Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia.
⁵ Department of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine, Health and Human Sciences, Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia.
⁶ Retina, Illinois Eye and Ear Infirmary, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
⁷ Vitreo-Retinal Department, Singapore National Eye Center, Singapore, Singapore Daniel.ting.s.w@singhealth.com.sg.

No abstract available

Keywords: Conjunctiva; Cornea; Diagnostic tests/Investigation; Imaging; Infection; Not applicable; Public health; Retina; Telemedicine.

Conflict of interest statement

Competing interests: None declared.

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