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Welcome to the January/February issue of The Ophthalmologist! Our Upfront section features the latest industry and research, from neuroprosthetic implants to the life and legacy of Jack Kanski. In the monthly opinion column, In My View, Mary Elizabeth Hartnett and Jeff Pettey discuss reducing preventable vision loss and (not) achieving 2020 blindness targets. In our cover feature, “Refractive Surgery on the Side?” four young refractive specialists discuss how to make a career in the field that has become a subspecialty in its own right. The issue’s In Practice articles take on cornea and ocular surface, and revisit the ever-popular topic of monovision, while the Profession department articles explore the topic of managing finances during the pandemic, ways of dealing with patient-initiated harassment, and the importance of strengthening medical volunteer programs. Finally, we sit down with Ashiyana Nariani, Cornea and Refractive Surgeon and Ocular Oncology in Mumbai, India. I hope you enjoy reading this issue!
February 4, 2021
Not anymore. Four young and accomplished refractive specialists discuss how perceptions have changed, how to access the best training, and how to make a great start in the refractive surgery space – all before considering what’s on the horizon for this rapidly shifting subspecialty
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February 4, 2021
Narrowing down the root causes of OSD with point-of-care diagnostics
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February 2, 2021
Enter the Ocular Protection Index: the test beyond tear film breakup time
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January 31, 2021
Could an experimental drop avoid surgery for patients with PVR?
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January 30, 2021
The German Society for Tissue Transplantation (DGFG) released its 2020 data, with high levels of donations maintained despite the pandemic
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January 29, 2021
What five financial steps should ophthalmologists take during the COVID-19 pandemic?
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January 28, 2021
Why corneal biomechanical properties matter – and why you should introduce them into your everyday practice
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January 27, 2021
One of The Ophthalmologist’s most-read articles of the past five years was called “The Misnomer of Monovision.” Here, I present an update on binocular spectacle-free vision for 2021
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January 26, 2021
LHON gene therapy injected into one eye causes significant vision improvement in both
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January 24, 2021
Practical, enduring, uplifting – why 2021 needs to be about feeding the human spirit
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January 23, 2021
What do the Glaucoma Research Foundation survey results tell us about patients’ pandemic experiences?
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January 22, 2021
The goal of VISION 2020 was to reduce avoidable sight loss, but there is still work to be done to redress gender disparities
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January 21, 2021
A failure to meet preventable blindness targets speaks to the need for change
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January 20, 2021
Everything you need to know about responding to patient-initiated verbal harassment
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January 19, 2021
A speedy way of measuring patients’ eye pressure when all visits are canceled
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January 17, 2021
With the challenge of COVID-19, it’s more important than ever that NGOs strengthen their medical volunteer programs
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January 15, 2021
This month’s image is the winner of the Slit Lamp Imaging Competition
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January 14, 2021
Implant gives monkeys artificial sight, bypassing prior stages of visual processing to interface directly with the brain
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December 31, 2020
On the second anniversary of Jack J. Kanski’s death, we celebrate his legacy
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