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J Glaucoma. 2021 Jan 01;30(1):e24-e25. doi: 10.1097/IJG.0000000000001699.

COVID-19 Pandemic: Are We Back to Normal?.

Journal of glaucoma

Brent Siesky, Alon Harris, Alice C Verticchio Vercellin, Nicholas Kalafatis, James C Tsai

Affiliations

  1. Department of Ophthalmology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai Hospital.
  2. IRCCS-Fondazione Bietti, Rome.
  3. Department of Ophthalmology, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy.
  4. Indiana University School of Medicine Indianapolis, IN.
  5. New York Eye and Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai/Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai.

PMID: 33351551 DOI: 10.1097/IJG.0000000000001699

[No abstract available.]

Conflict of interest statement

Disclosure: A.H. would like to disclose that he received remuneration from Adom, Qlaris, and Luseed for serving as a consultant, and he serves on the board of Adom and Phileas Pharma. A.H. also holds

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