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How is a Patient Diagnosed?

A recent update to the modified Dandy Criteria for IIH is used for diagnosis. Diagnosis relies on accurately identifying papilledema and excluding secondary forms of intracranial hypertension with neuroimaging. A lumbar puncture to ensure normal cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) constituents and confirm an...

eye Insights Issue 08: Glaucoma

In this issue of e ye Insights, we discuss new diagnostic, medical, and surgical innovations that are advancing treatments for glaucoma. We also include guidelines for comprehensive eye exams and links to patient handouts. In this issue: New Tools for Managing Glaucoma: From the Editor-in-Chief...

Clinical Summary

The Problem Glaucoma is a leading cause of blindness worldwide that is significantly under-diagnosed. The Solution Early detection and monitoring of glaucoma progression is critical to prevent damage to the optic nerve and minimize vision loss. The Way Forward 1. Educate patients about risk factors...

Ask the Experts

As vision loss affects many areas of one's life, rehabilitative strategies focus on the whole person, including reading, activities of daily living, safety, continued participation in community, and well-being. What help is available for my patients? Amy Watts, OD DirectorVision Rehabilitation...

Message from the Editor-in-Chief

Dear Colleagues, As ophthalmologists, one of the most exciting facets of our profession is our role as problem-solvers. Some of our patients have typical complaints and clear signs pointing to their pathologies, while others have complex, multifactorial problems, often connected to underlying...

Submissions Open for 2019 Gragoudas Prize

Evangelos Gragoudas, MD, will once again offer an award for outstanding work in retina published by a Mass. Eye and Ear Trainee. For 2019, there will again be two $5,000 prizes, one for clinical work and one for basic or translational. Competition Rules You must be a current resident, clinical...

Alumnus Alice R. McPherson, MD, Receives Retina Hall of Fame Award

Alice R. McPherson, MD, a Harvard Ophthalmology alumna and one of the world's leading vitreoretinal specialists, has been recognized with the inaugural Retina Hall of Fame Award for her pioneering contributions in the retina field. Dr. McPherson received the award at the 2019 Annual Meeting of the...

Cataract Master Tool Now Available to AAO Members

Cataract Master, the cataract surgical training tool created at Mass. Eye and Ear in 2012 by John I. Loewenstein, MD , Associate Professor of Ophthalmology and Associate Clinical Chief of Ophthalmology at Mass. Eye and Ear, and former Harvard Ophthalmology faculty member Bonnie An Henderson, MD, is...