- Robbins, Shira L;
- Packwood, Eric A;
- Siegel, Lance M;
- Committee, AAPOS Socioeconomic;
- Arnold, Robert;
- Bartiss, Michael;
- Buffenn, Angela N;
- Campolattaro, Brian;
- Gappy, Christopher;
- Gerontis, Corina;
- Go, Jonathan;
- Kumar, Kartik;
- Lederman, Carolyn;
- Ledoux, Danielle;
- Lichtenstein, Eric;
- Packwood, Eric;
- Paviglianiti, Joseph;
- Reynolds, Andrew;
- Robbins, Shira L;
- Siegel, Lance;
- Stevens, Julia;
- Teed, Ron;
- Ticho, Ben;
- Vredevoogd, Lisa
In recent months, the COVID-19 pandemic has threatened the financial viability of pediatric ophthalmology practices. To measure the economic impact, the American Association of Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus (AAPOS) Socio-economic Committee surveyed current US members at the peak of the COVID shutdown, in April 2020. With a robust response rate, the survey portrays that some pediatric ophthalmology practices are ominously strained, if not irreparably harmed.
