The title of a recent CBS article certainly grabbed my attention, “$1 Million Mistake: Becoming a Doctor” With a title like that I just had to click on the link to read the article.It turns out that a recent survey of physicians showed that most were dissatisfied with their jobs and most would not choose to go into medicine if they were able to do it all again. That comes as a surprise to me since just about every ophthalmologist I meet enjoys helping patients and performing ocular surgery. Sure, (Read more...)
Cross-linking reduces steepening, halts progression of keratoconus up to 5 years
Corneal collagen cross-linking safely halted the progression of keratoconus for up to 5 years and prevented the need for keratoplasty, according to a study.The prospective analysis included 40 eyes of 32 patients with progressive keratoconus and a mean…
Femtosecond-assisted side-cut LASIK produces reduction of epithelial ingrowth
Lower incidence of epithelial ingrowth occurred in patients that underwent femtosecond laser-assisted side-cut LASIK versus primary LASIK with microkeratome flaps, according to a study.The comparative case series included 24 eyes of 18 patients for Gro…
Smartphone photography helps eye disease diagnosis
A US team has devised a smartphone system for capturing high quality photos of retinas to help diagnose eye diseases. The cheap and easy-to-use system could bring the advantages of affordable telemedicine to ophthalmology clinics…
Treatment with NIR light can prevent the development of retinopathy of prematurity – could save the sight of premature babies
Scientists at Australia’s Vision Centre have made an important breakthrough that could save the sight of premature babies. The researchers found that treatment with near-infrared (NIR) light can prevent the development of retinopathy of prematurity – a…
Simple smartphone fundus photography could help detect eye disease
Retinal (or fundus) photography is an essential part of any ophthalmology practice. Commercial fundus cameras can cost tens to hundreds of thousands of dollars, making the technology out of reach for smaller ophthalmic practices and to physicians in th…