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Corneal Epithelial Thickness May Affect Dry Eye Severity
Corneal epithelial thickness increases and stromal thickness decreases appear to worsen symptoms of dry eye disease.
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Tolerability of Visual Field Testing Lower for Patients With Glaucoma, Elderly
The tolerability of visual field testing is lower among those with a glaucoma diagnosis, especially older patients.
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Patients With Severe OSA Have Reduced Microcirculation of Optic Nerve Head
Decreased blood flow of the optic nerve head (MA, MV, and MT measurements) was significantly correlated with increased OSA ...
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Social Risk Screening Has Increased at Physician Practices
From 2017 to 2022, there was an increase in social risk screening among US physician practices, but only 27% of practices ...
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Lean Quality Improvement Helps Surgical Residency Programs
Surgical residency programs can improve working environments using Lean methodology, according to a study published online ...
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Biased Language in Patient Handoffs Impedes Accurate Transfer of Clinical Information
Biased patient handoffs impede accurate transfer of key clinical information among medical trainees, according to a study ...
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Modest Decline Seen in Portal Messaging With Billing Implementation
Implementation of e-visit billing for responding to patient-initiated messages that require substantive medical ...