Clinical trials are an integral part of learning new techniques, discovering new treatments and advancing the field of medicine.
They can also be an important pathway for physicians to advance their career and profile within their specialty.
“The reason we do clinical research in our practice is to move the field of ophthalmology forward,” OSN Cataract Surgery Section Editor Nicole R. Fram, MD, said. “My partner and mentor, Sam Masket, MD, would always say, ‘What’s good for the patient is good for the doctor and, therefore, good for industry.’”
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