The field of ophthalmology is transforming from examining eyes directly to using images for monitoring disease progression and intervening to prevent vision loss. Reviewing digital images is now essential to how ophthalmologists diagnose and treat eye conditions. By the early…
The field of ophthalmology is transforming from examining eyes directly to using images for monitoring disease progression and intervening to prevent vision loss. Reviewing digital images is now essential to how ophthalmologists diagnose and treat eye conditions. By the early…
Dr. Melles has been interested in medical informatics since he was asked to review a patient’s thick chart early in medical school. “Papers were falling out on the floor as I read through it,” he says, “and I thought, why…
For 15 years Dr. Chandra witnessed the deteriorating vision of patients diagnosed with keratoconus, while at the same time knowing that people with the same condition in other parts of the world had access to a procedure called corneal crosslinking…
Kristina Austin, MD, has an innate ability to connect with her staff and colleagues. Widely lauded as a wise and trusted leader, Dr. Austin knows providing exceptional care is inevitable when a team is engaged, inspired, and feel their contributions…
In 1995, with the approval of his department, Dr. Kidwell volunteered to pilot test a new model of delivering eye care. The pilot showed that by making a number of changes, including hiring additional specialty trained support staff, the department…
