Coronavirus Can Affect Your Eyes
The American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO) has shared an updated patient handout explaining the ways COVID-19 can affect your eyes. This educational handout presents a greater understanding of the virus, its transmission and ways to prevent transmission. Get clear information on how patients and physicians can work together to protect and safely treat ophthalmic diseases. View Coronavirus and Your Eyes patient handout .pdf
Telehealth Online Platforms
The Health Resources Services Administration defines telehealth as the use of electronic information and telecommunications technologies to support long-distance clinical health care, patient and professional health-related education, public health and health administration. Technologies include videoconferencing, the internet, streaming media and wireless communications.You will need to have Skype or Zoom installed to do a eVisit with the physician should they deem it necessary.
Install Skype via this download link - https://www.skype.com
Install ZOOM via this download link - https://zoom.us/home
COVID-19 UPDATE
During this time of social distancing needed due to the COVID-19 Virus, we want our patients to know that South Hills Eye Associates is open daily, for emergent and urgent issues, with limited hours at our Mt Lebanon office.
We want our patients to stay safe and healthy as this virus pandemic progresses. Since some minor issues may be handled through telemedicine with virtual visits over Skype or FaceTime or telephone consultations, we are making virtual visits available for these issues.
We do bill the insurance for these services. Please call our office at 412-561-1964 to arrange a phone or telemedicine physician encounter.
If you have an urgent matter, during the hours that we are not in the office, please call the on-call doctor at 412-572-5222.
Please stay safe and healthy!
The Doctors and Staff at South Hills Eye Associates
|