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VANCOUVER, British Columbia — Anyone who engages in expert testimony must know what is meant by standard of care, according to Christie L. Morse, MD, the immediate past chair of the AAO Ethics Committee and executive vice president of AAPOS.Morse gave colleagues at the American Association for Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus meeting practical tips for those who would consider becoming an expert witness.

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Valeant Pharmaceuticals International announced in a press release that it has received a default notice from holders of its 5.5% Notes due 2023 as a result of the company’s delay in filing its form 10-K for the fiscal year ending Dec. 31, 2015.The company has 60 days from the receipt of the notice to file the 10-K, “which will cure the default in all respects. The company is working diligently and is on schedule to file its 10-K on or before April 29,” according to the release.

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VANCOUVER, British Columbia — By concentrating on peripheral retina strategies and moving beyond “foveocentric” strategies, it may be possible to correct myopia or even slow its progression, according to a speaker here. “We need to expand our thought processes away from the fovea and also think about the peripheral retina,” David B. Granet, MD, FACS, FAAP, told colleagues at the American Association for Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus meeting in a workshop on myopia that was jointly hosted with the American Academy of Pediatrics.

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