The prospect of cataract surgery is a frightening one for many patients, but open lines of communication and patient education can allow ophthalmologists to guide wary patients through the process.
“What I always tell my patients is that you would be crazy not to be afraid because it’s your eyes, it’s your body, it’s your most precious sense,” Jack S. Parker, MD, PhD, told Healio/OSN.
Parker, who co-authored the book What I Say: Conversations That Improve the Physician-Patient Relationship with Robert H. Osher, MD, performs cataract surgery every week. When a
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