Imprimis can ship compounded drops to patients.

Bausch + Lomb can ship contact lenses, for free, to patients’ homes, and it has increased practitioner rebates.Telasight also provides consultative clinical support for those pursuing medical eye care. If you don’t, Optometric Medical Solutions (OMS), which specializes in transforming optometry practices into medical eye care practices, is a key resource. CMS and other medical insurance companies pay the same for telemedicine visits as in-office visits.īut telemedicine is only successful if you already have a medical model. Optometry has one of the best platforms available through EyeCare Live. Still, to survive, optometry practices must embrace telemedicine. I commend the AOA on providing timely information and resources on these programs and COVID-19 updates. What To Do Nowīack in April, federal crisis relief legislation went into place, including the CARES program, business loans, unemployment and upfront CMS Medicare payments. Optometry practices will survive this period and be stronger because of it, but there is no denying the challenges.

Hopefully the COVID-19 curve will flatten with social distancing, and several potential treatments are in the works.

Despite high hopes for the year of optometry, 2020 has quickly become the most challenging time the profession has ever faced. W ith COVID-19 sending the world into lockdown, the main goal for many is simply survival.

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