Impact of COVID-19 on Indian optometrists: A student, educator, and practitioner & #39;s perspective

Conclusion: The COVID-19 pandemic has provided an opportunity to reform Indian optometry education through blended learning methods. Optometry practices changed and adapted instantly to the new hygiene norms that have raised the standard of care provided to patients. Telemedicine emerged as a mode of providing care by optometrists. Overall, all key stakeholders of optometry in India were found to have adapted well to the sudden changes due to COVID 19 pandemic.

Source: Indian Journal of Ophthalmology - March 16, 2021 Category: Opthalmology Authors: Shivalika Sehgal Lakshmi Shinde Gopinath Madheswaran Paula Mukherjee Pavan Verkicharla Soumya Easwaran Kalika Bandamwar Source Type: research