Archive for June 2024

In the February 2024 edition of the Journal Ophthalmology, Dr. Sean Berkowitz and colleagues published a study that showed that, by 2035, there will be quite a shortage of ophthalmologists. According to their work, “ophthalmology is projected to have the second worst rate of workforce adequacy (70%) of 38 medical and surgical specialties studied.” This…

In the February 2024 edition of JAMA Ophthalmology, Jung Yin Tsang and colleagues published a study that showed that people with cataract, age-related macular degeneration, and glaucoma are at increased risk for both falls and fractures. While it is seemingly obvious, these sorts of data are important to publish as they establish the impact that…

When I perform cataract surgery on a patient with macular degeneration, I inform them that the visual potential of the cataract surgery will be limited by the macular condition. With more than one eye disease, removing cataracts only addresses a part of the vision limitation. In the February 2024 edition of the Journal of Cataract…