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Glaucoma specialists face ‘tsunami’ of new patients in coming decade
WAIKOLOA, Hawaii – Glaucoma specialists need to prepare for an impending “tsunami” driven by an aging population and increasing demand for care, a speaker told colleagues here. “In the tsunami hazard zone, you go inland, you go to high ground. But if you’re smart, you might want to take your surfboard and head for the beach and make something of the tsunami,” Cynthia Mattox, MD, said at Hawaiian eye. “The status quo is not an option.”