Richard Mark Kirkner Dry eye and glaucoma may be the two most confounding conditions ophthalmologists face. Late last year, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved three new treatments for dry eye disease (DED) and one new procedure for glaucoma, which means ophthalmologists will soon have the opportunity to incorporate these therapies into their...
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‘Subtle Changes’ to the 2024 ADA Standards of Care in Diabetes
Anne L. Peters, MD The new American Diabetes Association Standards of Care-2024 is a really interesting, updated document. There aren’t any huge headlines, but there are many subtle changes. I think it’s important that people really understand what the guidelines say and how we can apply this to patients. The guidelines are long. There are...
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Breaking the curve: A call for comprehensive scoliosis awareness and care
by Sanja Schreiber, Emily Somers, The Conversation Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainCael was a typical 15-year-old—until the discovery of an already advanced abnormal curvature of his spine. “I felt like the Hunchback of Notre Dame,” Cael told CBC News, recalling the emotionally draining and gruesome two-year wait for spinal surgery during which his curve progressed to a whopping...