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Intensive management of type 1 diabetes can reduce the risk of having a diabetes-related ocular surgery by nearly 50 percent

Intensive T1DM Control Greatly Lowers Odds of Ocular Surgery

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Even modest period of tight control can lower need for eye surgery
A surveillance system for health care facilities can be used to identify and help reduce the number of preventable injuries among health care personnel

CDC: Surveillance System Can Help Reduce Health Care Injuries

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Nurse assistants and nurses found to have highest injury rates among all occupations examined
Physician compensation has gone up for almost all specialties

Physician Compensation Up for Most Specialties

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Top three earners for patient care are orthopedists, cardiologists, gastroenterologists
There is considerable worldwide variation in antibiotic prescribing practices following eyelid surgery

Global Variation in Antibiotic Rx Practices After Eyelid Sx

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Greatest predictor of antibiotic prescribing practices is geographic location
Electronic health records are a valuable source of data that can be mined to help practices with quality improvement performance

EHR Data Mining Helps With Quality Improvement

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Data mining tools, including health maintenance alerts, reports, are available in EHR products
Good communication is key to managing conflict with patients

Guidance Offered for Managing Conflict With Patients

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Good communication is crucial for managing encounters when denying a patient request
Phenytoin appears to be neuroprotective in acute optic neuritis

AAN: Phenytoin Neuroprotective in Optic Neuritis

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Adjusted eye retinal nerve fiber layer thickness higher for those receiving phenytoin versus placebo
Medical students in personal distress may be more likely to have suboptimal attitudes about self-prescribing and personal responsibility for reporting impaired colleagues

Suboptimal Prescribing Attitudes Could Signal Personal Distress

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Med students experiencing depression, alcohol abuse less likely to report impaired colleagues
Delivery of antioxidants to the eye may be a therapeutic option for cataracts

Review Explores Challenges of Ocular Antioxidants for Cataracts

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Prospects for future research include the use of nanotechnology to deliver antioxidants
Many patients still undergo routine preoperative testing before cataract surgery despite recommendations against it

Many Cataract Patients Undergo Unnecessary Pre-Op Testing

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Probability of undergoing testing mainly linked to ophthalmologist managing pre-op assessment