The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Ophthalmology Residency Training

Naveed Nilforushan^{1

2}, Navid Abolfathzadeh²

Affiliations

¹ Eye Research Center, The Five Senses Institute, Rassoul Akram Hospital, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
² Department of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.

Editorial

Naveed Nilforushan et al. J Ophthalmic Vis Res. 2021.

. 2021 Apr 29;16(2):312-313.

doi: 10.18502/jovr.v16i2.9102. eCollection 2021 Apr-Jun.

Naveed Nilforushan^{1

2}, Navid Abolfathzadeh²

¹ Eye Research Center, The Five Senses Institute, Rassoul Akram Hospital, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
² Department of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.

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Conflict of interest statement

There are no conflicts of interest.

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