Ophthalmology Perspective

• How Retinal Imaging May Help Identify Alzheimer's Disease An exploratory analysis into combining optical coherence tomography and artificial intelligence shows promising results.
  Medscape Ophthalmology, March 04, 2021
• The 'Awful but Necessary Distance' of COVID-19   COVID-19 is causing significant fissures on the home front and revealing systemic economic inequalities among healthcare workers.
  Medscape Psychiatry, March 03, 2021
• Battle of the Sexes: Who Gives Better Medical Care? Does physician gender affect quality of care? Dr Arghavan Salles takes a look at the evidence.
  Medscape Diabetes & Endocrinology, March 01, 2021
• Keratoconus Progression Measurements Often Miss the Target Dr Christopher Rapuano comments on a recent study showing significant measurement variability of the Pentacam, and what it may mean for treating progression.
  Medscape Ophthalmology, February 26, 2021
• How Do We Protect Science From the Next Trump? To prevent future political interference in science, agencies must build a lasting culture of scientific integrity.
  Undark, February 25, 2021
• Eye Redness and Rash -- Could It Be Kawasaki?   The Cribsiders share their favorite pearls on Kawasaki disease in kids.
  The Cribsiders, February 19, 2021
• Medscape Ophthalmologist Lifestyle, Happiness & Burnout Report 2021 Medscape surveyed ophthalmologists about their lives before and during the COVID-19 pandemic, including how burnout and depression have affected their relationships, career, and happiness.
  Medscape Features Slideshows, February 19, 2021
• The Most Accurate IOL Formulas to Use in Short Axial Eyes Dr Sumit (Sam) Garg comments on how the Kane and EVO 2.0 formulas set themselves apart from the field in this rare but challenging population.
  Medscape Ophthalmology, February 19, 2021
• Surgeons Can Change. The Pandemic Made It Happen Faster NorthShore Health System in Chicago canceled 3400 elective surgeries in March 2020. Here' s what happened next.
  Medscape General Surgery, February 18, 2021
• Do Zinc and Vitamin C Reduce COVID Symptoms?   A randomized trial looked at the ability of zinc and vitamin C to shorten symptoms of COVID-19 in outpatients. Dr F. Perry Wilson breaks down the data.
  Medscape, February 17, 2021
• Don't Fear Patients Reading Their Clinical Notes: Opinion Some physicians worry about the impact of patients having access to physicians' visit notes, but these authors say it's a useful opportunity.
  Medscape Business of Medicine, February 11, 2021
• 'This Is Very Real' -- A COVID-19 Day in the ICU   WebMD Chief Medical Officer John Whyte talks with Dr Megan Panico about the reality of critical care in a COVID-19 ward of the ICU.
  WebMD, February 09, 2021
• The Unique Mental Stressors of COVID-19's Second Wave   Experts discuss how this winter's lethal surge bears both similar and different mental stressors to that which preceded it.
  Medscape Psychiatry, February 08, 2021
• How to Combat COVID-19 Misinformation   WebMD Chief Medical Officer John Whyte talks with journalist Steven Brill about combating health misinformation, especially about COVID-19 and its vaccines.
  WebMD, February 03, 2021
• 10 Ways to Protect Your Assets From Potential Lawsuits A legal claim could put your assets at risk. Consider using these strategies to help protect your property and secure your resources.
  Medscape Business of Medicine, February 03, 2021
• Ditch the Waiting Room (and Other Post-COVID Ideas) Kenny Lin argues that we shouldn't just return to 'business as usual' after the pandemic and waste an opportunity to discontinue evidence-free traditions.
  Georgetown University Family Medicine, January 28, 2021
• Companies Are Profiting From Health Data—Patients Should Too The rise of medical records has created a booming trade in health data -- much of it without patients' knowledge.
  Medscape Oncology, January 27, 2021
• What If a Colleague Refuses the COVID Vaccine?   Dr Alok Patel discusses the COVID-19 vaccine and considerations around making it mandatory for healthcare professionals.
  Medscape Hospital Medicine, January 26, 2021
• 'Death by 1000 Cuts': Medscape National Physician Burnout & Suicide Report 2021 Burnout and depression are still serious problems among physicians, especially amid COVID-19. More than 12,000 physicians told us how burnout has affected their relationships, career, and happiness.
  Medscape Features Slideshows, January 22, 2021
• 'We're Only Safe if We're All Safe': Global COVID Vaccination   Seth Berkley, CEO of Gavi, The Vaccine Alliance, talks about vaccines, optimal vaccine distribution in the US and across the globe, and why he's optimistic about COVID and future outbreaks.
  Medscape, January 20, 2021