Eyelid Abnormalities: Ectropion, Entropion, Trichiasis Kenneth V. Cahill Marcos T. Doxanas Numerous procedures have been described for the correction of lower eyelid abnormalities. These procedures are a reflection of the…
Health Economics for the Busy Ophthalmologist Andrew F. Smith How should eyecare treatment and blindness prevention programs be organized? How much money should be spent on specific eyecare interventions and…
Ethical Issues in Ophthalmology Bruce D. Weinstein George W. Weinstein John L. Burkard Jr Imagine the following situation: Case 1: A 78-year-old patient of yours presents in the eye clinic…
Statistics in Ophthalmic Clinical Research Argye Hillis WHY STATISTICS? For centuries, medical knowledge accumulated without benefit of statistics. Even today, clinical experience is the sine qua non of ophthalmology, and…
Epidemiologic Approach to Clinical Research: Design Strategies Emily Y. Chew John Paul SanGiovanni Frederick L. Ferris III Now of first principles we see some by induction, some by perception, some…
Basic Statistics and Epidemiology for Ophthalmologists Andrew F. Smith The focus of this chapter is to explore and explain the main mathematic concepts used to describe and interpret the complex…
Recommendations for Ophthalmic Practice in Relation to the Human Immunodeficiency Virus Amy Chomsky Denis M. O’Day In 1985, in response to growing concerns the National Society to Prevent Blindness, in…
Ocular Abnormalities in Leprosy Naushad Hussein Ivan R. Schwab Leprosy, also known as Hansen’s disease, is a chronic disease of the skin and peripheral nerves that produces skin lesions, peripheral…
