The NMAO is recommending that all NM ophthalmologists and optometrists follow the current CDC guidelines issued on March 17. These recommendations are regarding the COVID-19 pandemic and we ask that all members comply and also help us to urge the leadership of the NM optometric society to act in a similar fashion in order to reduce the rate of transmission and conserve scarce personal protection equipment or PPE in our state. Please communicate these recommendations in the spirit of cooperation, directly to the optometrists that you work with on a regular basis and also feel free to communicate, again in a kind way, to the optometric society leaders directly by …