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Solving a Medical Mystery Crucial to Future Space Travel

News November 13, 2019

Half the astronauts on the International Space Station have been held back by blurry vision, jeopardizing longer missions to Mars, and clinicians are racing to prevent the perplexing problem.
Double Trouble: 4 Things to Do in Patients With Diplopia

Article November 13, 2019
Snubbed by Scientists, Recognized 20 Years Later

News November 8, 2019

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GMC Concern Over Lonely and Pressured GPs

News November 15, 2019

The health of doctors and the care they give to their patients is being compromised by workplace stress, a report for the GMC finds.
First Case of Sexually Transmitted Dengue in Spain and Europe

News November 15, 2019
Worst-Ever A&E Waiting Times on Election Agenda

Commentary November 15, 2019

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AAO 2019

Solving a Medical Mystery Crucial to Future Space Travel

Medscape Medical News November 13, 2019

Half the astronauts on the International Space Station have been held back by blurry vision, jeopardizing longer missions to Mars, and clinicians are racing to prevent the perplexing problem.
Double Trouble: 4 Things to Do in Patients With Diplopia

Medscape Ophthalmology November 13, 2019
AAO 2019

Snubbed by Scientists, Recognized 20 Years Later

Medscape Medical News November 8, 2019

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Congenital Nasolacrimal-Duct Obstruction Commonly Resolves, Even After Age 1

Reuters Health Information November 13, 2019
Less Weight Regain in 'Unique' Study: Online Coaching Plus EHR

Medscape Medical News November 13, 2019
Boxing-Double Olympic Champion Adams Retires Over Sight Fears

Reuters Health Information November 8, 2019
Intravitreous Ranibizumab Cost-Effective for Some With Proliferative Diabetic Retinopathy

Reuters Health Information November 5, 2019
ATA 2019

Teprotumumab Improves Bulging, QOL in Thyroid Eye Disease

Medscape Medical News November 5, 2019
Further Debate on T3 + T4 Combination Therapy at ATA Meeting

Medscape Medical News October 30, 2019
Poor Glycemic Control Tied to Bone Formation in Younger Women With Type 2 Diabetes

Reuters Health Information October 27, 2019
Visual Dysfunction: An Underrecognized Symptom of Parkinson's?

Medscape Medical News October 25, 2019

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Double Trouble: 4 Things to Do in Patients With Diplopia

Article November 13, 2019

A guide for discerning whether the cause of new-onset diplopia is benign or potentially life-threatening.
Hitting the Effective Lens Position Target in Cataract Surgery

Viewpoint October 24, 2019

Dr Sumit (Sam) Garg comments on a new study using prediction errors in the first eye to refine refractive outcomes in the second eye.
Unexpected Cause of Myopathy in Sjogren's: Crack the Case

Expert Column October 11, 2019
Treat Corneal Irregularities Before Cataract Surgery

Viewpoint October 9, 2019

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A 44-Year-Old With a Headache, Photophobia, and Phonophobia

Case Challenge November 13, 2019

A 44-year-old woman presents with an insidious headache along her left occipital region. She also reports photophobia, phonophobia, and lightheadedness. What's the diagnosis?
Fast Five Quiz: Caffeine Facts vs Fiction

Fast Five Quiz September 4, 2019
A 65-Year-Old Man With Diplopia and a Drooping Eyelid

Case Challenge August 21, 2019
A 3-Year-Old Girl Whose Eyes Appear Misaligned

Case Challenge July 26, 2019

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Risk Prediction Models for T2DM Using Machine Learning

Preventing Chronic Disease October 29, 2019
Relationship Between Sleep Position and Glaucoma Progression

Current Opinion in Ophthalmology October 28, 2019
The Eye in Dengue, an Aspect of Dengue Expanded Syndrome

Journal of Medical Case Reports October 2, 2019
Artificial Intelligence for Pediatric Ophthalmology

Current Opinion in Ophthalmology September 27, 2019
Conjunctivitis in Dupilumab Clinical Trials

The British Journal of Dermatology September 25, 2019
Ischemic Optic Neuropathy Following Spine Surgery

Spine September 19, 2019

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AAO 2019

October 12-15, 2019 San Francisco, California
ASRS 2019

July 26-30, 2019 Chicago, Illinois

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Virginia Ob-Gyn Accused of 'Deeply Disturbing' Unneeded Surgeries

Medscape Medical News November 15, 2019

The physician is also accused of removing a woman's fallopian tubes without her knowledge. A prosecutor says 173 women have come forward since his arrest reporting similar unwanted procedures.
HHS Kicks Off Battle for More Price Transparency in Healthcare

Medscape Medical News November 15, 2019
Deal Reached on Millions in Erroneous Medicare Payments

Georgia Health News November 13, 2019
Many Doctors Feel Angry, Undervalued by Warren's Health Plan

Medscape Medical News November 11, 2019

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