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Postoperative Intraocular Pressure Varies With Surgery Type
Myopic laser vision correction surgery lowers postoperative intraocular pressure more than hyperopic laser vision correction proportional to the amount of refractive error corrected. Medscape Medical News
Findings of Ariosa’s non-invasive prenatal testing study published online in NEJM
Results from the largest clinical trial to date, comparing non-invasive prenatal testing (NIPT) using the Harmony Prenatal Test with conventional first trimester combined screening (FTS) in a general pregnancy population have been published online in T…
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Publication Exclusive: Group practice vs. solo practice
CEDARS Debates is a monthly feature in Ocular Surgery News. CEDARS — Cornea, External Disease, and Refractive Surgery Society — is a group of cornea, cataract and refractive surgery specialists, here to discuss some of the latest hot topics in ophthalmology.As the landscape of medicine continues to change, both new and experienced physicians face the decision of how to manage their practices. This month, Dr. Jai Parekh and Dr. David Goldman discuss the benefits of group practice vs. solo practice. We hope you enjoy the discussion.
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VIDEO: Cataract surgery and the compromised cornea
At Hawaiian Eye 2015, Audrey Talley Rostov, MD, discusses how to manage corneal diseases around cataract surgery.
Simple eye test for 6-year-olds predicts need for glasses in teen years
Study that answers whether sitting too close to the TV causes myopia also finds an eye test that predicts children’s later nearsightedness, raising hopes it could be prevented.