WAILEA, Hawaii — Respect for colleagues and for their role in the process is fundamental to providing second opinions, Jeffrey L. Goldberg, MD, PhD, told colleagues at Hawaiian Eye 2021.
Goldberg, who is professor and chair of ophthalmology at Byers Eye Institute at Stanford University, said he encourages patients to seek a second opinion.
He tells patients, “This is normal. It is the right thing to do,” and he offers to send the results of the second opinion to the first provider. Patients who perhaps do not like their first (Read more...)