This article summarily describes the results of a survey assessing patient perspectives towards telemedicine for retinal disease.

Overall, patients had a neutral attitude towards virtual visits.

Factors such as older age, lower educational attainment, and telemedicine inexperience negatively affected patient attitudes.

Patients felt most positively about telemedicine and patient education and most negatively about perceived inefficiencies of the technology.

Telemedicine provides ophthalmologists the ability to better adapt to uncertainties in the current clinical landscape; nonetheless, additional work is indicated to ensure satisfaction with care among patients of diverse backgrounds.