Ophthalmology Perspective

• Gaslighting Syndrome: A True Story of Abuse A late night phone call tipped off this psychiatrist that his patient's psychosis might not be quite as it seemed.
  Medscape Psychiatry, July 09, 2020
• CGM Use in T1D: Don't Count Older Patients Out Dr Richard Pratley discusses results from a study demonstrating that CGM markedly improves outcomes in older individuals with type 1 diabetes.
  Medscape Diabetes & Endocrinology, July 09, 2020
• Patients Who Refuse Masks: Responses That Won't Get You Sued A patient refuses to wear a mask in your office. Can you refuse to provide care?
  Medscape Family Medicine, July 09, 2020
• COVID News: Perspective From a Physician Journalist   WebMD Chief Medical Officer John Whyte talks with Dr Jonathan LaPook, chief medical correspondent for CBS News, about his experience as a physician journalist.
  WebMD, July 08, 2020
• Share Your Voice: Medscape Physician Assistant Career Satisfaction Report 2020 We'd like your thoughts on this inaugural report, in which PAs share what they like best and least about the job, current scope of practice, and other factors that influence how PAs feel about their careers.
  Medscape Family Medicine, June 30, 2020
• NY Psych Residents Describe 'Tsunami' of COVID-19 Patients   Dr Jeffrey Lieberman speaks with three Columbia residents about the lessons imparted by training during a pandemic.
  Columbia University Psychiatry, June 26, 2020
• Bimatoprost Implant a Promising Weapon in Fight Against Glaucoma Dr Shuchi Patel says the important question behind the recently approved intracameral biodegradable sustained-release implant isn't whether it works (it does) but rather for how long.
  Medscape Ophthalmology, June 26, 2020
• Wastewater Testing May Help Predict Coronavirus Hotspots   WebMD Chief Medical Officer John Whyte talks with Dr Mariana Matus, CEO and co-founder of Biobot Analytics, a company that develops cutting-edge technology to bring wastewater epidemiology to cities.
  WebMD, June 24, 2020
• The Considerable Toll of HZO Is Also Avoidable Dr Christopher Rapuano explains how the rising incidence of this debilitating eye disease can be combated by ophthalmologists and other clinicians.
  Medscape Ophthalmology, June 17, 2020
• Doctors Demonstrate How to Conduct a Telemedicine Exam   Two physicians walk through the process of setting up and implementing an effective patient exam using telemedicine.
  Medscape Business of Medicine, June 17, 2020
• A Locum Tenens MD Works During COVID: Eerie, Empty Hotels, Desolate Airports A physician who travels throughout the country as a locum tenens has found the experience lonelier -- but still rewarding -- during the time of COVID-19.
  Medscape Business of Medicine, June 17, 2020
• If You Refuse to Distance, You Should Bypass Care if You Get Ill   Should those who willfully risk the public safety of others during the COVID-19 pandemic volunteer to be the last to receive healthcare? Bioethicist Art Caplan weighs in.
  Medscape Business of Medicine, June 16, 2020
• Understanding the Puzzling Pathology of COVID-19   Drs Andrew Wilner and William Li discuss recent findings suggesting that many of the symptoms of SARS-CoV-2 -- stroke included -- may be due to underlying vascular pathology.
  Medscape Neurology, June 04, 2020
• What Does the Post-COVID Future Hold for PAs? Randy Danielsen offers his view of where the PA profession is going and what needs to happen to get there.
  Medscape Internal Medicine, June 04, 2020
• COVID-19's Reminder: We Must Save Our Profession -- Here's How The global pandemic has put a greater strain on physicians. Even doctors who don't have time for political action and don't care for medical organizations should help to protect the future of medicine.
  Medscape Business of Medicine, June 03, 2020
• Doctors Should Learn to Fight Injustice, Not Just Pandemics Although critics point to COVID-19 as proof that medical educators should spend less time teaching social issues, others suggest that the pandemic proves a need for increased training in this area.
  Medscape Med Students, June 02, 2020
• If We All Get COVID Anyway, Should We Just Get It Over With?   Will everyone get coronavirus eventually? If so, is there a strategy to get us through this pandemic as quickly as possible without leading to excess deaths?
  Medscape, June 02, 2020
• Let's Stop the Draconian Visiting Restrictions One physician's thoughts on how to loosen visitation restrictions responsibly during the COVID-19 pandemic.
  Medscape Internal Medicine, May 27, 2020
• Happy 25th Birthday, Medscape, From Our Founder Medscape launched on May 22, 1995. It was the first site with a radical concept: anyone who registered would have free access to trusted information previously available only through subscriptions.
  Medscape, May 21, 2020
• Novel Anti-VEGF Delivery System Aims to Reshape AMD Treatment Early results highlight the promise of a permanent, refillable port implant, which allows sustained delivery of ranibizumab.
  Medscape Ophthalmology, May 21, 2020