Ophthalmology leader discusses principles of tough decision-making

MONTEREY, Calif. — Over the years as a leader in the field of ophthalmology, Kathryn Colby, MD, PhD, has learned three core tenets involved in difficult decision-making.
The first tenet is that tough decisions should be treated as just that, tough.
“Tough decisions are, by definition, not easy. It seems obvious, but don’t expect them to be easy. They're going to be uncomfortable, and you have to acknowledge and be okay with that discomfort,” Colby told colleagues at the Women in Ophthalmology Summer Symposium.
In her discussion of how to attack tough decision-making