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Herpes Zoster Ophthalmicus Is Not Just for the Elderly How have the chicken pox and shingles vaccines affected the incidence and severity of herpes zoster ophthalmicus?
Medscape Ophthalmology, January 24, 2012
Bevacizumab for the Treatment of Retinopathy of Prematurity How does intravitreal bevacizumab monotherapy compare with conventional laser therapy for the treatment of retinopathy of prematurity?
Medscape Ophthalmology, January 23, 2012
Ahmed vs Baerveldt: Which Is the Better Shunt? What is the relative efficacy of the Ahmed glaucoma valve compared with the Baerveldt glaucoma implant?
Medscape Ophthalmology, January 20, 2012
Diabetic Macular Edema: Triamcinolone vs Photocoagulation This new study evaluates two different treatments for diabetic macular edema. Is one more effective than the other?
BMC Ophthalmology, January 19, 2012

Healthcare Gone Missing: The State of the Union Address Henry R. Black, MD, and Roxana Mehran, MD, talked with Medscape after the 2012 State of the Union address about why healthcare was missing and what that portends.
Medscape Cardiology, January 2012
If Patients Bash You on Internet Rating Sites, Consider This Being trashed on the Internet is a distressing experience for physicians. How to decide whether it's worth fighting back?
Medscape Business of Medicine, January 2012
Failure to Discuss Healthcare Reform Was Purposeful Lapse An "Obamacare" opponent asserts that the president avoided discussing healthcare reform because the topic is contentious, and says why we should repeal the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.
Medscape Business of Medicine, January 2012
An ACO Visionary Talks Implementation, Healthcare Reform Dr. Elliott Fisher of the Dartmouth Institute discusses the ins and out of ACOs and more.
Medscape Internal Medicine, January 2012
4 Problems With Bundled Payments Doctors are concerned that bundled payments will provide lower payments to physicians for their roles in patient care. But lower payments are just one of the problems bundled payments bring.
Medscape Business of Medicine, January 2012

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Macular Degeneration Improves With Embryonic Stem Cells Before treatment, the 51-year-old graphic artist was legally blind, unable to read a single letter on a standard eye chart.
Reuters Health Information, January 24, 2012
Visual Implant and Camera Give Blind Some Vision Ongoing trials of the Argus II Retinal Prosthesis System (Second Sight Medical Products) show that it returns useful visual perception to patients rendered blind by outer retinal degeneration.
Reuters Health Information, January 24, 2012

A 72-Year-Old Woman With Chronic Pain and Tearing A 72-year-old woman presents with chronic pain and tearing in one eye. What is your diagnosis?
Medscape Ophthalmology, January 25, 2012
4 Problems With Bundled Payments Doctors are concerned that bundled payments will provide lower payments to physicians for their roles in patient care. But lower payments are just one of the problems bundled payments bring.
Medscape Business of Medicine, January 19, 2012