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Medicare beneficiaries with small social support networks are less likely to receive cataract surgery

Cataract Surgery Less Likely With Small Social Support Network

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Reduced odds of receiving cataract surgery with fewer non-spouse/partner family members
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Over 5,100 Noncongenital Zika Cases Reported in U.S. in 2016

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Ninety-five percent of cases were identified in travelers returning from Zika virus-affected areas
One practice's three-pronged approach successfully improved physician engagement

Three-Pronged Approach Can Improve Physician Engagement

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Strategy used by one practice improved physician engagement and relieved burnout
Physicians are increasingly being challenged to protect their practice finances while helping patients without insurance

Doctors Facing Challenge to Help Needy While Protecting Practices

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Many practices are finding it difficult to maintain their viability while caring for patients who can't pay

American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology, March 2-5

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The American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology Annual Meeting/World Allergy Congress The annual meeting of the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma...
For patients with diabetic macular edema

Repeated Ranibizumab Doesn’t Impair Macular Perfusion

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Findings in patients with diabetic macular edema who completed 36 months of RESTORE study
Most patients with uveal melanoma have unmet health information and psychological needs

Unmet Health Needs for Patients With Uveal Melanoma

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Most express unmet needs at 1 week, 3 months after diagnosis; drop in unmet needs over time

February 2018 Briefing – Ophthalmology

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Here are what the editors at HealthDay consider to be the most important developments in Ophthalmology for February 2018. This roundup includes the latest...
Retinopathy is associated with accelerated rates of 20-year cognitive decline

Retinopathy Associated With Accelerated Cognitive Decline

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20-year cognitive change is greater with moderate-to-severe retinopathy than no retinopathy
Trials to evaluate drugs or devices used to treat chronic medical conditions that are published early in the chain of evidence often show an exaggerated treatment effect compared with subsequent trials

Early Studies Often Show Exaggerated Treatment Effect

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Findings based on assessment of trials evaluating drugs, devices to treat chronic medical conditions