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From rethinking office flow to virtual care services to cash reserves—the ongoing pandemic has ALREADY taught doctors of OPTOMETRY lessons to last a lifetime.

From rethinking office flow to virtual care services to cash reserves—the ongoing pandemic has already taught doctors of optometry lessons to last a lifetime.8 lessons the COVID-19 pandemic has taught us

From rethinking office flow to virtual care services to cash reserves—the ongoing pandemic has already taught doctors of optometry lessons to last a lifetime.8 lessons the COVID-19 pandemic has taught usExcerpted from page 36 of the September/October 2020 edition of AOA Focus.

About eight months have passed since the COVID-19 outbreak first struck the U.S. And during that time, the WORLD has had to learn how to live with a virus that has infected millions.

About eight months have passed since the COVID-19 outbreak first struck the U.S. And during that time, the world has had to learn how to live with a virus that has infected millions.According to a survey by the AOA Health Policy Institute, 80% of doctors of optometry provided emergent and urgent care services to patients during the pandemic while 11% did not provide patient care at all. More than two-thirds of doctors saw less than 5% of their TYPICAL pre-pandemic patient volume and three out of four doctors had personally taken a REDUCTION in income to protect the practice during the pandemic.

About eight months have passed since the COVID-19 outbreak first struck the U.S. And during that time, the world has had to learn how to live with a virus that has infected millions.According to a survey by the AOA Health Policy Institute, 80% of doctors of optometry provided emergent and urgent care services to patients during the pandemic while 11% did not provide patient care at all. More than two-thirds of doctors saw less than 5% of their typical pre-pandemic patient volume and three out of four doctors had personally taken a reduction in income to protect the practice during the pandemic.It’s been a bumpy road, but some of the lessons learned have changed optometry practices forever.