Editor's perspectives – April 2020

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From the Editors: Perspectives on turnaround time.

Retina Surgery Global Perspectives Section Editors

C urrently there is no established standard of care for central retinal vein occlusion (CRVO). The conditions that are targeted by current treatments are neovascularization and macular edema. Panretinal photocoagulation (PRP) is accepted as an established treatment for neovascularization, but a consensus has not yet been reached on the indications for and timing of the procedure. Recent large-s...

Perspectives on the physician workforce to the year 2020.

Physician supply and demand for the period extending to 2020 were assessed from three perspectives: physician utilization in group- and staff-model health maintenance organizations, physician distribution, and the future supply of nonphysician clinicians. The national norm for physician demand in 1993 was estimated to be 205 per 100,000 population. Demand is projected to increase 18% by 2020, b...