In late 2019, a novel coronavirus, SARS-CoV-2, and its associated disease COVID-19, emerged in China and became a pandemic early in 2020. The risk of morbidity and mortality from COVID-19 has seemingly forever changed society in general and health care in particular. For optometry, the pandemic has had far-reaching consequences, but the fundamental need for eyecare has not changed in any way due to COVID-19. Myopia is still a pandemic, albeit a more silent issue than COVID-19, and it directly affects a large and ever-growing percentage of the population. Read More