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Open MRI: How A Woman Conquered MRI Claustrophobia

For those who suffer from claustrophobia, MRI’s can seem like a nightmare.<br>Even the toughest football players can feel overwhelmed by MRI’s, and the<br>anxiety can be crippling for some to the point where undergoing an MRI is<br>impossible.

10 of the Best (and 5 of the Worst) Hospitals

Going to a great hospital can make all the difference when you need care. This list makes it easy to see how your local hospital stacks up.

With more young people having strokes, be alert to these warning signs

Being able to identify if someone is having a stroke can literally save that person’s life.

11 Tips for a Blissful Night’s Sleep

Do you ever have trouble sleeping? Trouble falling asleep…and staying asleep? Do you feel tired in the mornings, finding yourself struggling your way through the day with cups of coffee, wond…

Choose Your Surgeon Thoughtfully

Because spinal fusion is a major surgery, take great care in choosing your surgeon by developing a checklist of important considerations.

Vigabatrin: Lessons Learned From the United States... : Journal of Neuro-Ophthalmology

permanent visual loss, and the pharmaceutical company was mandated to create a drug registry to assess for visual deficits. The vigabatrin drug registry has documented a relatively large percentage (37%) of preexisting, baseline visual deficits and a paucity (2%) of potential new visual findings. The vigabatrin vision study, a prospective, longitudinal, single-arm, open-label study, confirmed that adult patients with refractory complex partial seizures had a large…

62 Spine Surgeon Inventors to Know

Preventing Dural Tears During Spine Surgery

During every surgical operation, spine surgeons and their medical team work tirelessly to ensure they do everything in their power to prevent against possible operative complications. We’ve talked about a number of different potential complications on the blog in the past, but one risk we haven’t touched on all that much is the prospect of […]

How Will AI Impact Ophthalmology?

Artificial intelligence (AI) and deep learning devices have been shown to be able to diagnose eye diseases with great accuracy and can aid ophthalmologists.

Ophthalmology Fun and (occasional) Facts!

How to Market a Niche Business (Ophthalmology, Anyone?)

Just like any other business, ophthalmology practices have been impacted by the changing marketing landscape, pushing them to embrace new, less traditional methods of connecting with their patients on a broader front.

How ophthalmology is pioneering the field of artificial intelligence

Retinal imaging tests are providing material to train and test decision support systems.

Is a cosmetic surgeon a plastic surgeon?

When a patient begins a search to find a plastic surgeon, one of the most common things he or she is not aware of is that there is a difference between a plastic surgeon and a cosmetic surgeon. Cosmetic surgery is performed by many physicians, and unfortunately, some are not under the guidance of a properly credentialed board.

Dedicating your life to spine: What 6 surgeons want residents to know

Six spine surgeons offer advice to medical residents who are considering taking up spine.

What Patients Are Saying About Their Care With Dr. Chang

We love helping patients put their spine or brain condition in the past, and we love hearing from satisfied patients.

Clinical Trends in ASC Ophthalmology

Ophthalmology procedures continue to migrate out of hospitals and into ASCs, thanks to new clinical developments.

How Is Ophthalmology Changing To Meet New Challenges?

Ophthalmology, a highly dynamic space in vision loss and age-related eye diseases with approximately 1.3 billion people living with vision impairment.

Sexual Harassment Common in Ophthalmology, Survey Finds

Anecdotal reports of sexual harassment at work and results from a survey on the issue in ophthalmology, completed primarily by women, reveal a challenging problem.

Dad made jokes as surgeons removed brain tumour during 3-hour operation

‘You're a brave man saying that when I've got my hand inside your head’.