Mandatory Eyewear Cuts Injuries in Girls’ Field Hockey
National mandate for protective eyewear linked to reduced injuries in girls' high school field hockey
Study: No Higher Eye Infection Risk With Bevacizumab
Rates of endophthalmitis were 0.017 percent for bevacizumab and 0.025 percent for ranibizumab
More Physicians Reporting Dissatisfaction With EHR Systems
Compared with survey five years earlier, fewer physicians report being satisfied or very satisfied
HAC Reduction Program Penalty Kicks in for FY2015
Concerns relating to program include overlap between two measures used to calculate HAC score
Globe Injury Reported While Wearing Protective Eye Goggles
Case report describes motocross rider who suffered globe rupture despite wearing protective goggles
In-Person Staff Meetings Are Valuable for Health Care Teams
Tips include having frequent meetings which last 20 to 30 minutes and follow an agenda
CDC: Younger Adults With Diabetes Lag in Seeking Eye Care
For those aged 18 to 39 years, only 38.2 percent had an eye exam within the past 12 months
Many Hospitals Being Penalized for 30-Day Readmissions
Hospitals lobbying Medicare and Congress to account for patient sociodemographic factors
Body Levels of Trace Metals Linked to Odds of Glaucoma
Negative association for blood manganese levels, positive association for mercury levels
Bacterial Biofilms Identified in Ocular Prosthesis
SEM imaging identified small colonies of rod-shaped bacilli adherent to surface of prosthesis
