Archive for December 2023
Check yourself for glasses
In the September 2023 edition of JAMA Ophthalmology, Dr. Lloyd Zhao and colleagues published a study about the use of adjustable-focus spectacles in children aged 5-11. They reference that these adjustable glasses have been used in older patients successfully in the past to achieve good vision. While the younger kids were able to achieve good…
Read MoreOphthalmologist Turnover
Prem Patel and colleagues published a study in the September 2023 edition of the journal, Ophthalmology. Their study suggests that one third of U.S. ophthalmologists had job turnover between 2014 and 2021. Though I don’t know this for sure, it seems that this is decreased job stability compared to what it was a couple of…
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