PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Tham, Yih-Chung
AU  - Husain, Rahat
AU  - Teo, Kelvin Yi Chong
AU  - Tan, Anna Cheng Sim
AU  - Chew, Annabel Chee Yen
AU  - Ting, Daniel S
AU  - Cheng, Ching-Yu
AU  - Tan, Gavin Siew Wei
AU  - Wong, Tien Yin
TI  - New digital models of care in ophthalmology, during and beyond the COVID-19 pandemic
AID  - 10.1136/bjophthalmol-2020-317683
DP  - 2022 Apr 01
TA  - British Journal of Ophthalmology
PG  - 452--457
VI  - 106
IP  - 4
4099  - http://bjo.bmj.com/content/106/4/452.short
4100  - http://bjo.bmj.com/content/106/4/452.full
SO  - Br J Ophthalmol2022 Apr 01; 106
AB  - COVID-19 has led to massive disruptions in societal, economic and healthcare systems globally. While COVID-19 has sparked a surge and expansion of new digital business models in different industries, healthcare has been slower to adapt to digital solutions. The majority of ophthalmology clinical practices are still operating through a traditional model of ‘brick-and-mortar’ facilities and ‘face-to-face’ patient–physician interaction. In the current climate of COVID-19, there is a need to fuel implementation of digital health models for ophthalmology. In this article, we highlight the current limitations in traditional clinical models as we confront COVID-19, review the current lack of digital initiatives in ophthalmology sphere despite the presence of COVID-19, propose new digital models of care for ophthalmology and discuss potential barriers that need to be considered for sustainable transformation to take place.