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Review
. 2020 Aug;24(4):189-194.
doi: 10.1016/j.jaapos.2020.06.002. Epub 2020 Jul 27.

The impact of the COVID-19 shutdown on US pediatric ophthalmologists

Shira L Robbins  1 , Eric A Packwood  2 , Lance M Siegel  3 ; AAPOS Socioeconomic Committee
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Review

The impact of the COVID-19 shutdown on US pediatric ophthalmologists

Shira L Robbins et al. J AAPOS. 2020 Aug.

Abstract

In recent months, the COVID-19 pandemic has threatened the financial viability of pediatric ophthalmology practices. To measure the economic impact, the American Association of Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus (AAPOS) Socio-economic Committee surveyed current US members at the peak of the COVID shutdown, in April 2020. With a robust response rate, the survey portrays that some pediatric ophthalmology practices are ominously strained, if not irreparably harmed.

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Distribution of practice types.
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Clinical revenue percentage reductions.
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Surgical revenue percentage reductions.
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Private practice physician employment and paycheck reduction.
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