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. 2020 Jul 7;5(1):e000525. doi: 10.1136/bmjophth-2020-000525

Table 3.

Summary of telemedicine resources for ophthalmologists during the COVID-19 pandemic per international ophthalmology society

Society Examples of telemedicine resources
RCOphth Recommended
Resources highlighted:

  • Telemedicine Options for Ophthalmology Consultations.10

  • Norfolk and Norwich Hospital (NNUH) use of telemedicine during COVID-19.
AAO Recommended
Resources highlighted:

  • Telehealth Resources: Tips to Help Your Practice Succeed.2

  • Teleophthalmology: How to Get Started.3

  • Coding for Phone Calls, Internet and Telehealth Consultations.4

  • COVID-19 Moves Telemedicine to the Forefront.5

  • Academy, Federal Agencies Issue New Telehealth Guidance for COVID-19.6
COS Recommended
Referral to AAO resources.8
SEO Telematics (voice call and video call) recommended.9
SFO Telephone calls recommended.11
DOG Recommended
Referral to AAO resources.8
SOI Recommended.12
JOS Not indicated.
AIOS Recommended
Resources highlighted:

  • Live Webinar: Telemedicine in Ophthalmology – Current Platforms.15

  • AIOS Telemedicine Practice Guidelines.16
OSSA Not indicated.
IRSO No COVID-19 information available.
CHOS No COVID-19 information available.

RCOphth: The Royal College of Ophthalmologists (https://www.rcophth.ac.uk/).

AAO: American Academy of Ophthalmology (https://www.aao.org/).

COS: Canadian Ophthalmological Society (https://www.cosprc.ca/).

SEO: Sociedad Española de Oftalmología/Spanish Society of Ophthalmology (https://www.oftalmoseo.com/).

SFO: Société Française d’Ophthalmologie/French Society of Ophthalmology (https://www.sfo-online.fr/).

DOG: Deutsche Ophthalmologische Gesselschaft/German Ophthalmological Society (https://www.dog.org/).

SOI: Società Oftalmologica Italiana/Italian Ophthalmological Society (https://www.sedesoi.com/).

JOS: Japanese Ophthalmological Society (http://www.nichigan.or.jp/).

AIOS: All India Ophthalmological Society (https://aios.org/).

OSSA: Ophthalmological Society of South Africa (https://www.ossa.co.za/).

IRSO: Iranian Society of Ophthalmology (http://www.irso.org/).