Refractive eye laser surgery involves ablation of the cornea using excimer laser to correct short or long sightedness and thus negate the need for glasses and/or contact lenses. With the doctrine of informed consent often central to claims of medical negligence in this area, we examine the attitudes, understanding and recall of patients to consent for refractive surgery and outline the relevant...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate orbital and ophthalmologic function following standardized eye-sparing protocol for treating superior nasal vault malignant neoplasms. DESIGN A retrospective review of patients with sinonasal malignant neoplasms who underwent preoperative radiation therapy with or without chemotherapy and craniofacial resection (CFR) with eye preservation. Pretreatment and posttreatment ...

UNLABELLED A common but difficult task for a hospital when it decides to open a freestanding ambulatory surgery facility is how to decide which surgical procedures should be done at the new facility. This is necessary in order to determine how many operating rooms to plan for the new facility and which ancillary services are needed on-site. In this case study, we describe a novel methodology th...

Aims. (1) To assess the efficacy and safety of pediatric office-based sedation for ophthalmologic procedures using a pediatric sedation service model. (2) To assess the reduction in hospital charges of this model of care delivery compared to the operating room (OR) setting for similar procedures. Background. Sedation is used to facilitate pediatric procedures and to immobilize patients for imag...