Tele-Neuro-Ophthalmology During the Age of COVID-19

doi:10.1097/WNO.0000000000001024

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. 2020 Sep;40(3):292-304.

doi: 10.1097/WNO.0000000000001024.

Tele-Neuro-Ophthalmology During the Age of COVID-19

Kevin E Lai¹, Melissa W Ko, Janet C Rucker, Jeffrey G Odel, Linus D Sun, Kimberly M Winges, Arko Ghosh, Shruthi Harish Bindiganavile, Nita Bhat, Sydney P Wendt, Jackson M Scharf, Marc J Dinkin, Nailyn Rasool, Steven L Galetta, Andrew G Lee

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¹ Department of Ophthalmology (KEL), Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Indiana; Surgical Division (KEL), Ophthalmology Service, Richard L. Roudebush Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Indianapolis, Indiana; Circle City Neuro-Ophthalmology (KEL), Indianapolis, Indiana; Midwest Eye Institute (KEL), Indianapolis, Indiana; Departments of Neurology (MWK), Ophthalmology and Neurosurgery, Eugene and Marilyn Glick Eye Institute, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Indiana; Departments of Neurology and Ophthalmology (JCR, SLG), New York University Langone Health, New York, New York; Department of Ophthalmology (JGO, JS), New York Presbyterian/Columbia University Medical Center, New York, New York; Departments of Neurology and Ophthalmology (LDS), New York Presbyterian/Columbia University Medical Center, New York, New York; Departments of Neurology and Ophthalmology (KMW), Casey Eye Institute, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, Oregon; Operative Care Division (KMW), Ophthalmology Eye Care Service, Veteran Affairs Portland Health Care System, Portland, Oregon; Texas A&M University College of Medicine (AG), Temple, Texas; Department of Ophthalmology (SHB, NB, AGL), Blanton Eye Institute, Houston Methodist Hospital, Houston, Texas; Baylor College of Medicine (SW), Houston, Texas; Departments of Neurology and Ophthalmology (MJD, AGL), Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, New York; Department of Ophthalmology (NR), University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California; Department of Neurosurgery (AGL), Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, New York; Department of Ophthalmology (AGL), University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas; Department of Ophthalmology (AGL), University of Texas Maryland Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas; Department of Ophthalmology (AGL), Texas A&M University College of Medicine, Houston, Texas; Baylor College of Medicine and the Center for Space Medicine (AGL), Houston, Texas; University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics (AGL), Iowa City, Iowa; and University of Buffalo (AGL), Buffalo, New York.

PMID: 32604249
PMCID: PMC7418186
DOI: 10.1097/WNO.0000000000001024

Review

Tele-Neuro-Ophthalmology During the Age of COVID-19

Kevin E Lai et al. J Neuroophthalmol. 2020 Sep.

. 2020 Sep;40(3):292-304.

doi: 10.1097/WNO.0000000000001024.

Authors

Affiliation

¹ Department of Ophthalmology (KEL), Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Indiana; Surgical Division (KEL), Ophthalmology Service, Richard L. Roudebush Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Indianapolis, Indiana; Circle City Neuro-Ophthalmology (KEL), Indianapolis, Indiana; Midwest Eye Institute (KEL), Indianapolis, Indiana; Departments of Neurology (MWK), Ophthalmology and Neurosurgery, Eugene and Marilyn Glick Eye Institute, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Indiana; Departments of Neurology and Ophthalmology (JCR, SLG), New York University Langone Health, New York, New York; Department of Ophthalmology (JGO, JS), New York Presbyterian/Columbia University Medical Center, New York, New York; Departments of Neurology and Ophthalmology (LDS), New York Presbyterian/Columbia University Medical Center, New York, New York; Departments of Neurology and Ophthalmology (KMW), Casey Eye Institute, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, Oregon; Operative Care Division (KMW), Ophthalmology Eye Care Service, Veteran Affairs Portland Health Care System, Portland, Oregon; Texas A&M University College of Medicine (AG), Temple, Texas; Department of Ophthalmology (SHB, NB, AGL), Blanton Eye Institute, Houston Methodist Hospital, Houston, Texas; Baylor College of Medicine (SW), Houston, Texas; Departments of Neurology and Ophthalmology (MJD, AGL), Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, New York; Department of Ophthalmology (NR), University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California; Department of Neurosurgery (AGL), Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, New York; Department of Ophthalmology (AGL), University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas; Department of Ophthalmology (AGL), University of Texas Maryland Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas; Department of Ophthalmology (AGL), Texas A&M University College of Medicine, Houston, Texas; Baylor College of Medicine and the Center for Space Medicine (AGL), Houston, Texas; University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics (AGL), Iowa City, Iowa; and University of Buffalo (AGL), Buffalo, New York.

PMID: 32604249
PMCID: PMC7418186
DOI: 10.1097/WNO.0000000000001024

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Choosing the appropriate type of telemedicine visit. *New telephone consults with patients are not typically a covered service. DFE, dilated fundus examination.

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Coding for telemedicine services.

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[1] President Trump Expands Telehealth Benefits for Medicare Beneficiaries During COVID-19 Outbreak. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. 2020. Available at: https://www.cms.gov/newsroom/press-releases/president-trump-expands-tele.... Accessed March 30, 2020.

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