An editorial by Frank J. Weinstock, M.D., F.A.C.S. Reprinted with permission from Opthalmology Management (May 1999) If you’re frustrated by your doctor’s lack of social skills, you’re not alone. It’s a problem common enough that doctors themselves sometimes have to remind one another of the importance of good communication with their patients. Here is an [Read More]
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Phi-Motion Angiography and Micro-Laser Treatment
by Dan Roberts December 1998 The Glaser Murphy Retina Treatment Center in Chevy Chase, Maryland, announced on December 9, 1998, the development of a new treatment called Phi-Motion Angiography that can improve the vision of people who have the wet form of Macular Degeneration. According to Drs. Bert Glaser, Robert Murphy and Robert Flower, the [Read More]
Alternative Medicine: The Risks of Untested and Unregulated Remedies
Contained in this document is an article followed by two opposing viewpoints on alternative medicine. by Marcia Angell, M.D. and Jerome P. Kassirer, M.D. ©1998, Massacusetts Medical Society Published in 9/17/98 edition of the New England Journal of Medicine. Summarized here by Dan Roberts What most sets alternative medicine apart [from conventional medicine] is that [Read More]
Finding A Good Low-Vision Specialist
by Steven Goldberg, O.D. January 30, 1998 There’s nothing to prevent anyone from simply calling themselves a “low vision specialist”, but there are a few things you can do to point yourself in the right direction. There is a Low Vision Section of the American Optometric Association – you can contact them at 1-800-365-2219. I’m [Read More]