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How Can the US Improve Access to Eyeglasses?

News May 23, 2022 1

Expanding insurance coverage for eye services and standardizing pediatric vision screening requirements across the US are two steps that could help begin to solve the problem, researchers say.
Hearing, Vision Loss Combo a Colossal Risk for Cognitive Decline

News May 23, 2022 2
The PreserFlo MicroShunt: A Conversation With Dr Ike Ahmed

Viewpoint May 19, 2022

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Neurosurgeon in the Making: The Amazing Journey of Kwadwo Sarpong

Medscape Medical News May 23, 2022 13

How did a young immigrant, who began life in the US as a janitor, start several nonprofits, garner invitations to the White House, and achieve his dream of pursuing a career in neurosurgery? Read on.
Hearing, Vision Loss Combo a Colossal Risk for Cognitive Decline

Medscape Medical News May 23, 2022 2
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Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO) 2022 Annual Meeting

May 01 - 04, 2022 Denver, CO

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How Can the US Improve Access to Eyeglasses?

WebMD Health News May 23, 2022 1
Patients' Bad Behavior Provokes Burnout in Physicians: Study

Medscape Medical News May 19, 2022 15
Writing Out Common Medical Terms Boosts Patient Knowledge: Study

Medscape Medical News May 16, 2022 4
Can Fecal Transplants Help Reverse Aging?

Medscape Medical News May 12, 2022 8

Hearing, Vision Loss Combo a Colossal Risk for Cognitive Decline

Medscape Medical News May 23, 2022 2
Diabetic Retinopathy Risk, Severity Show Socioeconomic Links

First Look May 18, 2022
Are Physician White Coats Becoming Obsolete?

Medscape Medical News May 13, 2022 106
NEW! 2022 Specialist Salaries

Ophthalmologist Salaries -- 2022 Report

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Best & Worst Places to Practice 2022

Slideshow May 20, 2022

Some states offer lots of perks and temptations for physician practices, although each doctor has their own priorities that make some places more desirable.
How Medicine Is Failing a Nation in Pain

Expert Interview May 20, 2022 126
The PreserFlo MicroShunt: A Conversation With Dr Ike Ahmed

Viewpoint May 19, 2022
Medscape Ophthalmologist Compensation Report 2022

Report May 13, 2022

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Viewpoints in Glaucoma Shuchi B. Patel, MD

Medscape One-on-One Eric Topol on Medscape

Viewpoints in Retina Sophie J. Bakri, MD

Viewpoints in Cataract & Refractive Surgery Sumit (Sam) Garg, MD

Viewpoints in Cornea & External Disease Christopher J. Rapuano, MD

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Facial Spasms in a Man Recently Released From the Hospital

Case Challenge May 5, 2022 13

After a recent hospitalization for a hemicranial headache, a man presents with right hemifacial spasms and diplopia with binocular vision. Do you know what's wrong?
Fast Five Quiz: Type 2 Diabetes Management

Fast Five Quiz April 27, 2022
Fast Five Quiz: Management of Inherited Retinal Diseases

Fast Five Quiz April 27, 2022
Fast Five Quiz: Diagnosis of Inherited Retinal Diseases

Fast Five Quiz April 27, 2022

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Dry Eye: Targeted Therapy

Dry Eye: Targeted Therapy

From fish oil to antibiotics, therapy for dry eye is as diverse as its causes, challenging physicians and patients to work together on effective treatment.

Dry Eye: Key Diagnostic Tools

Dry Eye: Key Diagnostic Tools

Ophthalmologists explore current diagnostic methods for dry eye workup as they assess such potential causes as environmental factors and autoimmune disease.

Dry Eye: A Clinical Focus

Dry Eye: A Clinical Focus

Ophthalmologists from Wills Eye Hospital report on the growing incidence of dry eye, reasons why it goes unrecognized, and best practices for diagnosis and treatment of this life-altering syndrome.

Shingles: Trouble in the Trigeminal Nerve

Shingles: Trouble in the Trigeminal Nerve

Herpes zoster ophthalmicus can lead to permanent vision loss, yet barriers still hinder people from receiving a vaccine for this potentially devastating event.

Shingles: The Pain That Remains

Shingles: The Pain That Remains

In patients with herpes zoster, residual pain can be chronic, severe, and disabling. NYU Langone experts are findings ways to prevent and effectively treat it.

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Herpetic Anterior Uveitis Following Pfizer COVID-19 Vaccine

Journal of Medical Case Reports May 5, 2022
Conjunctivitis in Moderate-to-severe Atopic Dermatitis

The British Journal of Dermatology April 4, 2022
Trabeculectomy and Minimally Invasive Glaucoma Surgery

Current Opinion in Ophthalmology March 23, 2022
CBT for Prodromal Stage of Psychosis

Schizophrenia Bulletin March 14, 2022
How Glaucoma Care Changed for the Better After the Pandemic

Current Opinion in Ophthalmology February 23, 2022
Changes to Ophthalmic Clinical Care During COVID-19

Current Opinion in Ophthalmology January 3, 2022

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ARVO 2022

May 01-4, 2022 Denver, CO
AAO 2021

November 12-15, 2021 Virtual/New Orleans, LA
ASOPRS 2021

November 11-12, 2021 Virtual/New Orleans, LA

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The Rocky Path to Parenthood During Cardiology Training

Medscape Medical News May 23, 2022 1

An international survey found significant variation in parental leave policies, including scant time off for trainees in the US and Asia vs other countries.
Neurosurgeon in the Making: The Amazing Journey of Kwadwo Sarpong

Medscape Medical News May 23, 2022 13
APA 2022

Can a Novel Med School Curriculum Curb the US Opioid Epidemic?

Medscape Medical News May 23, 2022 31
Concerns Over Mandatory Nurse Overtime Increased During Pandemic

Medscape Medical News May 20, 2022 7

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