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The World Health Organization is now recommending that everyone, including healthy people, should wear face masks when they can’t follow through on social distancing. And though they don’t officially suggest wearing safety goggles or eyewear to protect your eyes, you may want to consider it after you read the following information.

The COVID-19 crisis has crowded out all kinds of essential care, including eye care.

It’s this way, our members are able to interact with us and share their preferences. It also enables us to create data points around trends and prepares us to be more effective in bringing new products to the market. New integrations with retailers and eye care professionals are also being rolled out to make it a seamless experience for everyone involved.

Should AMD patients convert to the wet form, educate them on what they can expect when seeing the retinal specialist by “explaining possible treatments these patients may undergo while in the care of the retinal specialist,” writes Rob Pate in “AMD: Prepare Patients for the Referral,” in the May issue.

When most people think of workplace eye injuries, they likely picture an industrial setting, construction site or perhaps a lab. However, an office setting can also take its toll on eye health and vision—and computers and devices are to blame.

While people are hearing about mouth, nose and hand protection to stay safe from COVID-19, many may be overlooking protection for a key body part—their eyes.

With Pennsylvanians now required to use face masks when out at essential businesses to help mitigate the spread of the coronavirus pandemic, covered faces are becoming more normal. But for the bespectacled among us, that can often mean dealing with foggy eyeglasses.

There are plenty of cliches and puns about vision, including “the eyes are the window to the soul,” “a sight for sore eyes” and even “beauty is in the eye of the beholder.” But eyesight is certainly no laughing matter.

When it comes to health, wellness and care, the first part of 2020 has been almost entirely focused on the novel coronavirus and resulting COVID-19 illness—and for good reason, as the number of cases around the world skyrocketed and governments took precautionary measures to ensure their most at-risk populations stay safe.