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could be carrying infectious particles, the need for ophthal-
mologists is still great.
"Even though we have developed telemedicine, there
are cases of infection and trauma … that still need to have
one on one," he said. "You can decide not to do any elec-
tive surgery, but the ophthalmologist is still so desperately
needed for all these other cases."
Dr. Gess accepts that he's likely going to get
COVID-19, though he doesn't know when, he said. Es-
timates are that a large portion of the global population
(possibly 40–70%, according to Harvard epidemiologist
Marc Lipsitch
1
) will become infected.
While the future is murky at this time, Dr. Gess said
we will get through.
"This world has faced problems of great magnitude
before, but there has always been some who have persisted.
We'll come through this, too, and there may be a great trau-
ma involved, but we will come through it," he said.
Ultimately, Dr. Gess said his hope is scriptural.
"I lived in Africa one time, in the midst of civil war,
suddenly bullets flying all over and the only safe place
was in bed, so I went to bed and remembered Psalm 91,"
he said.
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"This world has faced problems of great
magnitude before, but there has always
been some who have persisted. We'll
come through this, too, and there may
be a great trauma involved, but we will
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—Lowell Gess, MD
