There was a notable decrease in common ophthalmic procedures among Medicare beneficiaries during the first year of th ...

There was a notable decrease in common ophthalmic procedures among Medicare beneficiaries during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a study published Feb. 6 in JAMA Ophthalmology.

A retrospective study reveals the COVID-19 pandemic significantly reduced the frequency of common ophthalmic procedures, ...

The pandemic caused an overall decrease in the rates of the 10 most common ophthalmic procedures performed in 2020 when ...

The results of this study show that the COVID-19 pandemic caused a notable drop in the number of common ophthalmic procedures among Medicare beneficiaries, especially in laser peripheral iridotomy, ...

The number of common ophthalmic procedures among Medicare beneficiaries overall declined by 17.9% during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a report published Thursday in JAMA Ophthalmology.

About The Study: The results of this study show that the COVID-19 pandemic caused a notable drop in the number of common ...

POAG. “Adjunctive therapy, laser and even [laser peripheral iridotomy] may be indicated with angle closure,” Cantor said. “Don't confuse this with pigmentary; the transillumination and the ...

However, those who had previously undergone laser iridotomy were not excluded. Gonioscopy was performed in the dark in all cases by a single examiner with glaucoma fellowship training (CLH), who was ...

Objective To compare the efficacy and safety of tube shunt implantation with trabeculectomy in the treatment of patients with glaucoma. Methods A systematic literature search was performed for studies ...

Background Glaucoma referral filtering schemes have operated in the UK for many years. However, there is a paucity of data on the false-negative (FN) rate. This study evaluated the clinical ...