COVID-19 and the American Board of Ophthalmology: When the Best-Laid Plans Go Awry

The primary mission of the American Board of Ophthalmology (ABO) is to protect the public. Achieving this goal depends on working successfully with multiple constituents, the most important of whom are those who seek to become board certified (candidates) and those who have already earned the credential (ABO diplomates). The coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has created challenges and opportunities with both groups. For more than a century,...