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…

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Ophthalmologist 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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